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Looking to buy white roses for your garden, event, or as a thoughtful gift? White roses are synonymous with elegance, purity, and timeless charm, making them a favourite for weddings, memorials, and classic garden borders. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, white roses thrive in New Zealand conditions and bring a graceful touch to any outdoor or indoor space. Our plant nursery offers a handpicked selection of white roses and rose alternatives, perfect for any landscape design or personal style.

An informal hedge of 'Iceberg' rose plants with masses of white flowers.

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Rosa ‘Iceberg’, one of the world’s most popular roses, is a reliable floribunda variety producing masses of pure white, lightly fragrant blooms from spring to late autumn. Its upright, bushy habit and repeat-flowering nature make it perfect for garden beds, borders, or mass plantings. Renowned for its strong disease resistance and minimal care requirements, the Iceberg Rose thrives in sunny, well-drained positions throughout New Zealand, adding timeless elegance to gardens year after year.

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From $81.13

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Rose Plants

Height: 1.20 m

Spread: 1.20 m

Flowering time: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Garden uses: Containers, Living areas

Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, White

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Alba' shrub with fresh-green foliage adorned with small, white flowers.

Rosmarinus officinalis alba (White Rosemary)

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Alba' is an elegant white flowering rosemary admired for its pure blooms and strongly aromatic evergreen foliage. It offers both culinary excellence and ornamental value, producing light airy flowers that stand out beautifully against rich green leaves. Hardy, drought tolerant and sun loving, this variety performs reliably in New Zealand gardens and is perfect for cooks, pollinators and landscape structure.

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From $21.53

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Shrubs

Height: 1.20 m

Spread: 90 cm

Flowering time: Spring, Summer

Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy

Garden uses: Containers, Culinary, Hedging, Living areas, Pool areas

Garden styles: Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Rock, White

Why White Roses Are So Popular

White roses hold a special place in the garden and the heart. Their crisp blooms pair beautifully with lush green foliage and make a striking addition to mixed beds, rose gardens, or patio pots. White roses reflect light, subtly brightening shady corners and evening gardens. Their association with new beginnings and hope means they’re often used for celebrations, memorials, and romantic gestures.

Top Varieties to Buy White Roses

If you’re ready to buy white roses, start with tried-and-true favourites and unique choices suited to New Zealand growers.

iceberg-roses iceberg-roses are renowned for their robust health, continuous blooms, and easy-care nature. With pure white petals, they’re ideal for hedging, mass planting, or container gardening.
For low maintenance and ground cover, Rose 'Flower Carpet White' provides continuous flushes of crisp blooms and is highly resistant to disease.
If you love a natural, rambling look, Rosa banksiae 'Alba' (Banksia Rose) offers clusters of small, delicate white flowers on vigorous, almost thornless canes.

All these varieties perform beautifully in our NZ climate, making it easy to find the right white rose for any garden or occasion.

Alternatives to Traditional White Roses

If you’re looking to buy white roses but want something a little different, consider white-flowering alternatives for added texture or fragrance. The Cistus 'Snowmound' (White Rock Rose Plant) brings a Mediterranean feel and is perfect for dry, sunny gardens, while Abutilon Lucky Lantern White features lantern-like blooms on compact, easy-care shrubs with almost year-round flowers.

Growing and Caring for White Roses

White roses reward gardeners with stunning displays if provided with plenty of sunshine (at least six hours daily), well-drained soil, and regular feeding during the growing season. Water at the base to prevent foliage diseases, and prune annually to encourage healthy growth and prolific flowering. Mulching helps to conserve moisture and suppress weeds, which is key for lush, vibrant blooms.

Buy White Roses Online in New Zealand

Enhance your garden or mark a special moment with the enduring beauty of white roses. Browse our top-performing selections, such as iceberg-roses iceberg-roses, Rose 'Flower Carpet White', and Rosa banksiae 'Alba' (Banksia Rose). Each plant is grown with care and backed by expert guidance, ensuring you can buy white roses that will thrive in your garden for years to come. Shop today and bring a touch of classic elegance home.

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Whether you need assistance finding the plant you’re looking for or you simply want to know more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to get in touch with us today. A member of The Plant Company team will get back in touch as soon as possible.