Growing a White Geranium – Here are 3 Cute Varieties

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White is often an underrated plant color. But that doesn’t make them any less beautiful! Choosing to grow a white geranium will ensure you’ve got a beautiful flowering plant almost all year long.

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Normally when you think of a geranium, it’s thought of as a colorful pink or dark red color flowers. But there are so many to choose from, including the beautiful white varieties.

Why Choose a White Geranium?

Geraniums are arguably one of the easiest plants to take care of. They will survive being watered a lot, or not very often. So it’s easy to take care of them.

They’re great as indoor or outdoor plants, so long as they don’t go through a frost. So you can choose whether to have it as an indoor plant or outdoor (just make sure to not bring bugs in if you move it inside).

The white flowers of this geranium will look great on their own in a corner, or in a garden of other plants. It’s such a versatile color to choose. There are a few different varieties depending on what you’re looking for in your geranium, whether you want a large bush or a small potted plant.

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Let’s look at a some varieties of white geraniums!

Plain White Geranium

If you’re not fussy about the type of geranium, choosing just a plain white geranium is a great choice. You can get it from Home Depot, making it even easier to have your own!

This is a great choice if you’re looking for a plant for a medium sized container, this is the best type of geranium for you! It’ll work well in a hanging basket, inside, or outside in most climates.

white geranium from home depot

Biokovo Geranium

While not strictly white, this Biokovo geranium is so light pink it’s almost white. What makes this one special are the small pink pistils in the flower. It’s a really pretty geranium that’s great for your garden or a pot.

If you let it grow in the garden, it’ll grow up to about 1 1/2 feet wide, making this a good filler plant. It’s fairly drought tolerant once it’s roots are formed, but if growing it in a pot, you’ll have to water it more often.

This is a really pretty plant that stays short and is a beautiful white geranium.

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Ringo Geranium White

This is another great geranium that has a white flower option.

If you don’t mind growing it from seed, you can get this Ringo Geranium White from Etsy. It grows to about 12 inches by 12 inches fully grown, making this the perfect size for a potted plant either indoors or outdoors. Or grow it in a hanging pot!

With this geranium variety, it can flower from early spring until late autumn. So you’ll be able to have these beautiful white flowers for almost 3 seasons!


Geraniums are a fairly easy plant to take care of. It’s hard to over water or underwater them, and they can grow in almost any climate. Now it’s up to you to decide which variety to choose and start growing it!

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