White Plants & herbs
The following White plants and herbs may be available to buy from Arne Herbs Nursery. Please contact us or call +44 (0) 1275 333 399 to confirm stock availability.
| Ajuga reptans white, White Bugle |
| Wild white form of above |
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| Allium schoenoprasum var album White chives |
| White version of common chives with very fine leaves unlike boring old ordinary chives |
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| Armeria maritima var alba white thrift |
| As useless as the above, but you will fall in love with its looks anyway….don't we all?! |
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| Asphodelus albus White asphodel |
| Similar chemical properties to above. Traditional Greek symbol of death which never stopped them eating the roots roasted with figs |
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| Aster divaricatus White wood Aster |
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| Betonica officinalis var alba White Betony |
| Wild white version of above
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| Digitalis purpurea var alba White foxglove |
| Ethereal version of above, no wild woodland garden should be without it, if only to keep the fairies happy. |
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| Eupatorium rugosum White snakeroot |
| Smoke of burning herb said to bring round the unconscious, makes cows' milk slightly toxic, an interesting per herb |
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| Fragaria fructu albo White fruiting strawberry |
| A white fruited strawberry with exceptionally tasty fruits, said to be bird resistant as they can't recognise the berries. Are your birds that dumb? Buy some and find out, a rewarding experiment for your children. |
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| Iris florentina Orris White |
| Uses above, glorious white flowers, said to be the true Orris or the Florentine Giglio |
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| Lamium album White dead nettle |
| Known to knowledgeable rustics as Adam and Eve and who use it externally for urinary problems, make a tea from it, eat the lvs and generally enjoy its under-rated beauty
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| Lavandula stoechas alba White French lavender |
| Dazzling white version of above |
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| Liatris spicata var Florestan White |
| White version of above |
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| Malva sylvestris var alba white mallow |
| Less vigorous version of above, will thrive in dappled shade where the flrs can make spectacular display when contrasted with darker lvs |
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| Marrubium vulgare White horehound |
| Per herb with white hairy lvs and prickly seed heads, ideal for the dry white garden and famous as traditional cough remedy |
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| Matthiola thessala, white perennial stocks |
| Weird plants like minipalm trees from Jurassic park, white flrs with delectable nocturnal smell, dislikes damp so ideal for planting near front door
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| Mentha piperita alba White peppermint |
| A peppermint for those who find the smell of Mitcham over-powering. A bit boring actually but some people appreciate its subtle blandness |
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| Morus alba White Mulberry |
| Tree with delicious fruit, fully hardy but brittle so available only to callers at nursery. Buy lots and set up a silk worm farm |
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| Rosmarinus officinalis var alba white Rosemary |
| One of the toughest Rosemarys with virginal white flrs |
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| Salvia apiana White Sage |
| An attractive large felted sage from the American deserts. Ritually used to keep evil spirits at bay. Edible at a pinch |
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| Silene alba White campion |
| Pretty native per for wild garden and damp dappled shade. Can't do much with it except admire it |
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| Thymus albus White thyme |
| Creeping with bright green lvs and white flowers |
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| Verbascum lychnitis White mullein |
| Unusual native biennial, slightly shorter than most Mulleins with glaucous leathery lvs and white flrs for a dry border
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