All our varieties

Bright violet in the INDIYA CHARMS® range This  strong growing variety offers early very bright violet flowers, contrasting with the gold-yellow stamens.BRAISE D'ÉTÉ®, CAMAÏEU D'ÉTÉ®, FUCHSIA D'ÉTÉ® and VIOLET D'ÉTÉ® are the four varieties of the INDIYA CHARMS® range of our program. They offer pretty shades of mauve, violet, pink and red, adding bright summer colours to shrub borders and mixed hedges. Stem-grafted, in pots or in the ground, they decorate any entrance, terrace or, more traditionally, can be planted in a row.They can also be trained along a south facing wall. Trophies: Bronze medal at  Plantarium 2013 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)

A bright lavatera for the beginning of summer.Deriving from the Lavatera olbia 'Rosea', CHAMALLOW® shows a certain orginality compared to the classic varieties of Lavatera. This selection has a particularly compact, bushy and rounded growth. Its light green, slightly velvety foliage stays healthy. These qualities make it interesting for growing in containers.In July - August, the straight branches have deep pink flowers. They are of medium size  with even darker pink stripes.To be planted in flowering hedges or in beds, together with shrubs and perennials.

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

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.

Walls, trellises and pots : a graphic passion flower 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 during temperatures of under -8°C. The large foliage, formed 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 12 cm in diameter and surprise us with their pure white petals, sepals and filament crowns. The 5 green stamens and the 3 dark stigmata stand out well from the white. The scented flowers last several days. They are followed by decorative, non-edible yellow-orange fruits of about 6 cm. Very decorative and graphic during the whole summer, RIVERSIDE® 'Snow Queen' decorates walls and trellises and can also be grown in pots.

A physocarpus with golden foliage Raspberry Lemonade® is a highly flowering, melliferous physocarpus variety with a compact, upright habit and dense branching that doesn't spread.  Its fine, golden-green leaves do not burn in the sun. Its white blossoms are followed by small, brightly-colored coral-red fruits.  It's an easy plant, requiring little maintenance or pruning.

A shrub with cheering flowers in late summer! Sweet Cherry Tea® is a highly flowering, melliferous physocarpus variety with a compact, upright habit and dense branching that doesn't spread.  Its fine leaves are brightly colored, evolving from orange-red spring foliage to purple. Its dark pink flower buds bloom light pink, with a mid-summer flush of flowers.  It's an easy plant, requiring little maintenance or pruning.

A chocolate-red Prunus for small spaces A compact, branching habit from a young age An attractive dark chocolate-red foliage that turns black-red in summer Creamy white spring flowers that contrast with the foliage Very hardy and only half the size of the 'Nigra' variety, making it ideal for small spaces and container growing

Among the compact Salvia, the fire red one from May to October.'Flammenn', has been selected:- for its extremely even, compact and well-branched, straight and high shape.- and for its early flower heads, made up of big, bright red flowers from May to the first frosts.The elongated dark green leaves are semi-evergreen and naturally aromatic.An easy plant for the garden, in well draining soil, also tolerates being planted in a pot. The Salvia range on sale by SAPHO offer a beautiful palette of colours.Trophies: Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2010 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)

Compact Salvia, delicate due to its jellow - brown contrast from May to October.'Melen' has been chosen: - for its extremely even, compact and well-branched shape.- and for its early and abundant flowering from May to the first frosts. The colours of the flowers bring orginality to the Salvia range: the corolla is pale yellow and the edge of the top lip orange in contrast with the dark brown calyx. The elongated dark green leaves are semi-evergreen and naturally aromatic.An easy plant for the garden, in well draining soil, also tolerates being planted in a pot. The Salvia range on sale by SAPHO offer a beautiful palette of colours.Trophies: Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2010 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)