All our varieties

A serenade of brilliant coloursThe compound and toothed leaves are at first purple brown as the buds burst, then turn bronze to golden yellow and end up light green. The shrub thus shows different shades simultaneously, giving it a shimmery effect. Plant in a sunny position to show off all these colours at their best. In the autumn the leaves turn purple again.From May - June the small creamy white inflorescences stand out harmoniously from the purple, yellow and green foliage. They are followed by black berries at the end of summer and in autumn.The shape of the shrub is erect and well branched.Among others for the decorative effect of its foliage, SERENADE is best used in beds and free standing hedgerows.

Compact with many fruits, a snowberry with deep pink berries. This cultivation has all the characteristics of the snowberry of the MAGICAL® range. Candy has deep pink berries. MAGICAL®, Candy, Galxy and Sweet, distributed by SAPHO, are very attractive shrubs, thanks to their abundance of decorative flowers at the end of the season. These varieties can be associated with evergreens and other flowering shrubs, in mixed hedges or shrub borders. In pots, they brighten up entrances, balconies or terraces from August onwards, until the first frosts. Trophies: Silver medal at Plantarium 2007 (Booskop - NETHERLANDS)

Compact and very fruit-bearing, a snowberry with white berries. This cultivation has all the characteristics of the snowberry of the MAGICAL® range. Galaxy has white berries. MAGICAL®, Candy, Galxy and Sweet, distributed by SAPHO, are very attractive shrubs, thanks to their abundance of decorative flowers at the end of the season. These varieties can be associated with evergreens and other flowering shrubs, in mixed hedges or shrub borders. In pots, they brighten up entrances, balconies or terraces from August onwards, until the first frosts. Trophies: Silver medal at Plantarium 2007 (Booskop - NETHERLANDS)

Compact and very fruit-bearing, a symphony of pink berries. This cultivation has all the characteristics of the snowberry of the MAGICAL® range. Sweet offers a profusion of big pink to violet berries. MAGICAL®, Candy, Galxy and Sweet, distributed by SAPHO, are very attractive shrubs, thanks to their abundance of decorative flowers at the end of the season. These varieties can be associated with evergreens and other flowering shrubs, in mixed hedges or shrub borders. In pots, they brighten up entrances, balconies or terraces from August onwards, until the first frosts. Trophies: Bronze medal at Plantarium 2007 (Booskop - NETHERLANDS)

Compact and floriferous, the snowberry with the deepest pink berries This selection has all the characteristics of snowberries in the MAGICAL range. While persistantly shiny, the berries of the Temptation variety are a deep pink, the darkest of the range. MAGICAL® Temptation, Candy, Galaxy and Sweet, distributed by SAPHO, are very attractive bushes due to their abundant decorative fruit at the end of the season. The hardy snowberry Magical® Temptation will adapt to all soil types and can be planted in low mixed hedges, singly in boxes or on terraces.

Resistant to the Dutch elm disease, our towns and countryside have found the elm again. Tested by INRAE, this hybrid is the result of cross fertilization of six French varieties, plus an English and a Chinese one. It is resistant to the Dutch elm disease. Its bark is smooth. The leaves are quite similar to the common elm tree: asymmetrically toothed, with a rough underside. The deep green foliage is dense. In the autumn it has a beautiful golden yellow tint. In March, before the leaves, grow discreet flowers in the shape of little red globules without petals. Its slender trunk gives LUTECE® a perfect aptitude for a high-stem training, better than Ulmus RESISTA® 'Sapporo Gold'; growing naturally its habit is regular and homogeneous. It also makes a very good shrub. It is fast growing. Perfectly adapted to landscape hedges, this cultivation is equally interesting planted in groups on an embankment for example, but also as individual tree or grown in line if it has been grown as a full standard. The name of LUTÈCE® was given to it in recognition of the help provided by Parks and Gardens Department of the city of Paris for having taken care of a field of experimentation in the Vincennes Park.

Excellent alignement tree resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Selected, tested and compared by INRAE, notably in a plantation in the Vincennes forest in Paris since 1983, this elm selection shows a good resistance to Dutch Elm Disease, and this without suffering damage through other agents, such as insects, pathogenes fungi or summer drought. The strong green foliage honeycombed, toothed and well veined is similar to the indigenous European elms. It is of upright growth, slimmer and higher than LUTECE®. VADA® has all the qualities of an excellent alignment tree, or planted individually.

For a country style hedge resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Natural hybrid between Ulmus pumilla and Ulmus davidiana var japonica, first discovered in the Sapporo Botanical Gardens, RESISTA® has undergone many tests by INRAE and the Service for the Protection of Plants. It has revealed to be resistant to the Dutch Elm Disease, which has ravaged the elms in our towns and countryside. A very vigorous tree, it can reach 20 m high and 6 m wide in good growing conditions. It is slightly smaller than our traditional elms. Its light green foliage turns golden yellow in autumn. The first elm to be resistant to Dutch Elm Disease, it goes well in country style hedges without resembling the Ulmus glabra.

Variegated, even in sunlight.'Brigela' is the weigela with variegated green foliage, edged in creamy yellow, which keeps its qualities all summer long, even in full sun.This shrub with deciduous foliage is very vigorous, and upright. It reaches a height of 2.00 to 3.00 m and a similar spread.The dark red flowers in May - June on last year's branches are abundant.Due to its variegated foliage and its remarkable flowers, 'Brigela' is ideal in beds or open hedges, together with evergreens.

Spectacular contrast in May.'Alexandra' has beautiful deciduous dark purple foliage; it is the most purple among all the varieties of Weigela known to this day.This new variety is medium-sized and its form upright.'Alexandra' is very floriferous in May. The flowers are dark pink, contrasting with the very purple foliage.A cultivation to use in mixed hedges because of its decorative spring flowering and its purple coloured leaves until autumn.

A rainbow in the garden.The "rainbow" foliage is very original: green with a wide yellow border turning dark pink during the summer. The relatively wide leaves keep their variegation throughout the growing season thus contrasting with the red wood; they do not burn in the sun.It's shape is compact and well branched, its growth average.The trumpet shaped pale pink flowers are abundant in May - June. They are sterile so don't produce any seed or fruit.This cultivation is particularly interesting from spring to autumn, thanks to its attractive foliage and its moderate dimensions are an asset for small areas.Trophies: Silver medal at Plantarium 2007 (Booskop - NETHERLANDS)