A shrub with bright flowers against a background of black foliage
BLACK DIAMOND® Shell Pink™ is a variety of Indian lilac with almost black foliage crowned by a mass of shell-pink flowers appearing in summer.
It has an upright to bushy habit and, once established, will withstand sub-zero temperatures, down to -18° C.
It's a heat-resistant plant that will thrive in the garden, in a sunny spot.
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A superb lagerstroemia, ideal for small spaces!
This variety of Indian lilac has a compact, upright habit. Its summer flowers are fuchsia-red.
Its green foliage takes on crimson hues in autumn.
Resistant to heat, it's ideal for small gardens, as a bedding plant, on its own or in pots on a terrace or balcony.
A very early fire-red in the INDIYA CHARMS® range.The very early flowering is remarkable because of its very dense, good-sized, intense red thyrses, from the beginning of July onwards; in the right conditions, there is new flowering at the end of summer. The young red shoots are followed by dark green foliage.BRAISE D'ÉTÉ®, CAMAÏEU D'ÉTÉ®, FUCHSIA D'ÉTÉ® and VIOLET D'ÉTÉ® are the four varieties of the INDIYA CHARMS® range in 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.
The earliest variety of the INDIYA CHARMS® range.
The earliest cultivation of this range offers a cameo of pretty white to mauve coloured flowers and has small leaves and a dense shape.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 beds 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.
The fuchsia coloured lilac of the INDIYA CHARMS® rangeThe young red shoots make room for big shiny leaves, purple green to bronze, depending on the conditions. The early flowers bloom as very thick fuchsia coloured, nearly red thyrses.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.
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.
Golden pheasant berryThis vigorous variety of lysteria is of dense and very ramified growth, with fine and graceful wood. Its foliage is semi-evergreen in regions with mild winters and is particularly remarkable throughout spring and summer: the young shoots have a red tint, the foliage stays golden for a long time, turning light green in summer.In July- August, GOLDEN LANTERNS are covered in abundant clusters of flowers with light pink petals turning white with very decorative dark red sepals. They make place for numerous, very ornamental dark red fruits, with purplish black berries. They last long into the autumn and are appreciated by birds.This bright selection should be planted individually, in groups or in a mixed hedge.
Luminous shrub, MUSLI® is noticeable from a distance.MUSLI® was discovered and selected as a seedling of Ligustrum ibota in Switzerland.Leaves are opposite, evergreen to semi-evergreen and remarkable for their lasting variegation, highly resistant to the sun. The young shoots are light yellow, turning white with time. The foliage is more or less variegated, light grey-green with creamy white edges, sometimes so wide that they cover the entire width of the leaf.When young, the shrub is of bushy and spreading growth with arching branches. Then MUSLI® forms an even bush with a dense centre. It is of moderate growth.In early summer, the shrub will produce clusters of fragrant white tubular, nectar bearing flowers, turning into blue-black berries, which attract the birds.This shrub tolerates cutting back and is suitable in topiary, in a monospecific or a mixed hedge. Together with other shrubs or in a pot is is very remarkable by its particularoy bright foliage.Trophies: Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2011 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)
Imperial honeysuckle : an avalanche of beautiful red, fragrant flowers.
This selection of climbing honeysuckle of the CAPRILIA ® range derives from the Lonicera periclymenum 'Florida'. Its growth is medium.From mid June to July this flower bearing variety is particularly remarkable due to its big florets over the entire height of the plant. The fragrant flowers are carmine red in the bud stage, getting lighter on opening, turning cream, then yellow before wilting, producing a beautiful contrast.The dark green foliage shows off the flowers to their advantage. It is resistant to black spot, mildew and aphids.To be trained.
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.
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.
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