A real innovation from French genetics : An easy maintenance goji with sugary sweet berriesPRINCESS TAO® is an exclusively French genetic goji variety, the outcome of the breeding work by FPW DEVELOPPEMENT.The discrete light violet flowering starts at the end of May. It continues in successive waves right through into September, finally reaching the tips of its branches. The fruits form rapidly and simultaneously. When ripe, the berries are beautifully bright red and shiny. The picking from July onwards is easy as the berries are bigger than those of the currently available market varieties. The fruits are sweet, not astringent and can be eaten fresh or dried. Under good conditions the fruit production continues right into November.From the first year of planting, a small quantity of fruit can already be picked.The naturally layered growth makes staking necessary. Thanks to the sweet taste of its fresh berries and needing only little water, as well as being mildew resistant, PRINCESS TAO® links delicacy and easy maintenance.
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A compact magnolia, with beautiful bright purple tulips.
'Genie' a cross between M. soulangeana and M. lilliflora 'Nigra', has all the qualities of a good hybrid.Right from the beginning, it is very floriferous, and before the leaves appear, it has very big, stable, bright purple, tulip shaped flowers. They are lightly scented, long-lasting, and can resist temperatures of down to -3°C. In good conditions, a second flowering can bloom in summer.Dense and upright growth, good branching, moderate dimensions (at 10 years of age 3 m high and 1.50 m wide) : an asset, planted in small areas, grows as shrub or tree.
Trophies:
An imperial blooming from an early age
Selected by Vance Hooper, who is the breeder of the fabulous Magnolia ‘GENIE’
Superb flowers over 20 cm large, dark red-pink, lightly scented
Blooms from April with summer reblooming
Flowers abundantly, even on young plants
Moderate-sized tree, perfect for gardens or streets and squares
An ornamental apple tree for the town or the country.This tree is of semi-spreading shape, reaching a height of 3 to 4meters in ten years and has a harmonious form, which it keeps without the necessity of pruning. Its leaves and branches are purple.The violet-pink flowers blossom in April - May along the whole length of the branches, and the purple fruits appear in autumn.COCCINELLA® has also been chosen by the INRAE selectors for its resistance to the major diseases such as fire blight, scab and mildew.Grown to a full standard, COCCINELLA® has the asset of a small town tree; grown in clumps, its foliage and fruit are appreciated in mixed countryside hedges or in shrub borders.
Naturally a STAR since its creation.
This tree is of semi-spreading growth, reaching a height of 3 to 4m in ten years and has a harmonious shape, which it keeps without the necessity of pruning. Its foliage is green.
In April, 'Evereste' covers itself in bright pink flower buds, which bloom as pure white bouquets of flowers. The quality and the abundance of its pollen make it an ideal pollinator, precious for fruit growers (in proportion of 6 - 8% of all varieties of early or semi-early flowering).
The cherry sized fruits are orange with thin red stripes. They apprear in autumn and have the particularity to last well into winter.
'Evereste' has also been chosen by the INRAE selectors for its resistance to the major diseases such as fire blight, scab and mildew.
Nearly a million plants have been sold in Europe since its creation in 1974.
Its ornamental qualities, its reasonable dimensions and its easy care make it an excellent small urban tree if grown full standard; in clumps it is very valuable in the composition of flowering hedges and in shrub borders.
A landmark in the garden!
A columnar habit when young, evolving into a pyramidal form
Young, purple foliage that turns dark green
Spectacular intense red flowering in bud, evolving to carmine pink
Numerous plum-sized, purplish-red fruits with red flesh persist until late autumn
Its initial columnar shape evolves into a pyramid shape with age, making it ideal for small spaces
A flamboyant Miscanthus in late summer
This grass has red flowers with pink highlights, appearing in summer and providing a superb contrast to its dark green foliage with silvery-white stripes.
In autumn, the colors of the stems and foliage change to reddish tones.
It's a strong, vigorous plant, with dense branching from an early age.
It can be used as an isolated plant, in a bed or as a plant screen.
A beautiful red autumn colour that lasts until the coldest weather
This grass has a red spike-like bloom that appears in summer, contrasting with its green, white-ribbed foliage.
In autumn, the foliage and stems take on an intense, long-lasting reddish hue.
Miscanthus can be used in the ground, as an isolated plant, in a bed or as a plant screen.
In springtime its chartreuse coloured leaves are very attractiveA Nandina with a brand-new colour! The new shoots are yellow-green, chartreuse or also lime green and very bright. In full sun the outer leaves keep their chartreuse colour, whereas the inner leaves turn light green.Its shape is very interesting, forming a bushy and branched little shrub of under 1 m, like a ball.It never flowers, or very seldom.Recommended to illuminate the darker parts of the garden in the spring, it also accepts to be grown in pots.Trophies: Gold medal at PLANTARIUM 2014 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)Honored with a Retailer's Choice Award™ at SNA 2014
A deep foliage, abundant and delicate white flowers all summer longOriginating in New Zealand, this evergreen selection is hardy down to -12° C.It's leathery, regularly toothed leaves are first tender green, changing afterwards to a pretty dark green. The young stems are purple-brown.'Avalanche' is very floriferous from June to September. It covers itself in a cloud of simple, small white flowers with a purple center, standing out well on the foliage.Its long summer flowering, a quick growth and bushy shape make this variety an ideal plant for small spaces and pots.
A new asset for urban green spaces
An upright, columnar habit that holds up well with age
Young, tender-green foliage that turns from golden yellow to apricot in autumn, which is highly original for a Parrotia
Robust branches (which withstood the American ice storms)
Its habit, adaptation to different soil conditions and resistance to disease and urban conditions make it ideal for low-maintenance or no-maintenance areas along roadsides or in urban parks
Walls, trellises and pots : big decorative flowers from May to the frosts
Vigorous and spectacularly climbing, this polyploid hybrid attaches itself thanks to its tendrils.
Evergreen in mild winter regions, semi evergreen in colder areas, it must be protected at temperatures of under -8°C.
The leathery foliage, made up of 3 to 5 lobes with pronounced veins, is shiny and of an attractive dark green.
From May until the frosts several flowers appear daily. They can reach 13 cm in diameter, have a white corolla with shades of lilac and the filament crowns are beautifully dark violet purple and blue. The scented flowers last several days.
Fruits are rare.
Very decorative during the whole summer, RIVERSIDE® 'Damsel's Delight' covers walls and trellises and can also be pot-grown.























