White remains one of the strongest retail colours

Pantone has announced its Colour of the Year 2026 – Cloud Dancer. A marked shift from 2025’s Mocha Mousse, this airy white reflects clarity, calm and renewal. To align with Cloud Dancer, Earley Ornamentals has put together a selection of white-flowering varieties from its extensive young plant range to suit retail demand.

For growers, white continues to be a commercially essential colour, blending well in mixed formats and appealing to both contemporary and traditional garden designs.

Commenting on the plant collection that sits perfectly with Cloud Dancer, Simon Earley, Earley Ornamentals Managing Director, said: “We’ve highlighted key 2026 seed- and cutting-raised introductions plus proven performers that combine purity of colour with production efficiency and UK-ready resilience.

“White flowering plants offer growers and retailers exceptional versatility. They fit into trending styles such as country cottage, modern minimal, monochrome schemes and pollinator-friendly planting, while providing structure and lightness in mixed containers and baskets.”

Seed-raised highlights
A few summer options include Impatiens Xtreme F1 White. Ideal for pack production, it offers early, uniform flowering and a non-stretching, well-branched habit. Its consistent structure ensures clean presentation and strong longevity on the bench.

A dramatic contrast plant, Begonia Non Stop Mocca F1 White, combines dark chocolate foliage with crisp, bright white double flowers. It also remains compact throughout production.

Providing strong autumn-to-spring appeal is Pot Perfect primrose, Snow White F1. This hardy, mid-season variety offers large, crisp white blooms. Excellent for early retail and reliable garden performance.

Cutting-raised highlights
A leading selection for early-season white, Petunia Ovation White delivers very early flowering, compact, uniform growth and good outdoor performance. Its ability to initiate flowers in short days makes it ideal for retail programmes targeting early spring uplift. Perfect for pots, baskets and high-volume retail lines.

Another standout representation of Cloud Dancer is new Calibrachoa Sel MiniFamous Uno Double White ’22. This compact, tidy, fully double-flowered Calibrachoa brings texture and depth to container mixes. Reliable in variable weather, it supports high-efficiency production, extended shelf life and season-long retail appeal.

Both Verbena Sel Drums White and new Sel Lascar White ’15 deliver bold, clean white flower clusters with strong branching for dense coverage. Trailing, Drums White is compact and early-flowering with improved mildew tolerance for healthy presentation throughout the season. Whilst Lascar White ’15 is vigorous with a well-branched semi-trailing habit, ideal for baskets and larger containers.

Together, they offer flexibility across retail formats and a long flowering window from spring into summer.

A hardy, compact bush Fuchsia is Hawkshead. These small, elegant single blooms look especially effective in woodland and cottage-style gardens, where subtle colour works best or for customers seeking hardy, easy-care options.

For impact planting aligned with the Cloud Dancer palette, new Dahlia Sel Dalaya Garden Himal delivers large, showy white flowers on strong branching, vigorous plants. A bold option for landscapes and large containers, ensuring consistent structure and season-long performance.

White remains one of the strongest retail colours, dependable, clean and easy to merchandise. With Cloud Dancer spotlighted for 2026, these highlighted varieties allow UK growers to meet consumer demand with robust, resilient options across multiple formats.

For more information:
Earley Ornamentals
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