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
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Shades of coral and salmon
A very fashionable colour for this floriferous variety with well-rounded inflorescences, Lady Lasa® is a small rhododendron which forms a round, dense semi-dwarf plant, highly resistant to disease. Its young shoots are purple-brown. Its long leaves change from light to dark green. The wood is fine and beautifully clear. A multitude of big round buds open out into shiny bouquets at the end of April.The rhododendron Lady Lasa® was created by Mr Christian de la SABLIERE, a passionate plant breeder and owner of the estate of Boutiguery in Britanny. He and his daughter Virginie welcome delighted visitors to his specialised nursery and 20-hectare English-style grounds which he has planted with an astonishing 40,000 rhododendrons and azaleas.www.boutiguery.fr
Enormous, brightly-coloured flowers
The rhododendron SIR WHITE RUBY® is an improved version of the variety 'Point Défiance'. Its very large flowers are pure white, decorated with a wide bright red border. It is a densely branching plant with thick wood. The leaves are large, green and elongated. A late variety, it flowers around mid-May.SIR WHITE RUBY® was created by Mr Christian de la SABLIERE, a passionate plant breeder and owner of the estate of Boutiguery in Britanny. He and his daughter Virginie welcome delighted visitors to his specialised nursery and 20-hectare English-style grounds which he has planted with an astonishing 40,000 rhododendrons and azaleas.www.boutiguery.fr
A spectacular improvement of ‘Pink Cascade’
This variety is the result of numerous improvements to the red helmet variety, and has strong, flexible branches (virtually thornless).
Its generous flowering offers large clusters of crimson-pink flowers that are very melliferous.
Resistant to heat, drought, wind and pests, it thrives even in poor soil.
Use as an isolated plant or in the garden.
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)
A bright pink from May onwards, 'Pluenn' offers a very beautiful second flowering at the end of the season.'Pluenn' has been chosen:- for its extremely even, compact and branched shape. - and its early abundant and long flowering, beautiful bright salmon-pink 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)
A two-tone sage with original, bright colors!
This shrubby sage has a particularly bright bloom: yellow and orange in spring, turning to cream and salmon in autumn.
It blooms abundantly from May to October, with fragrant, melliferous inflorescences 20 to 30 cm long. Very attractive to bees and other pollinators.
This plant is resistant to dry, poor soils and limits weeds.
It adapts perfectly to the sun, in the ground or in a container, on a terrace or balcony.
nb : "Coup du cœur" at the Innovert competition - Salon du Végétal 2022
Flower rivers to colour the gardens! A range of Salvia : compact and abundantly flowering
• A series of compact and regular varieties, available in various colours • Lovely, bright green foliage • Abundant flowering
Purple and lacinated, a very decorative elder
This elder is very elegant thanks to its big, deep purple, nearly black, finely dissected leaves. The young shoots are green. The shrub tolerates half shade, but planting it in full sun, emphasizes the beautiful colour of the foliage. Its growth is medium.In June, BLACK LACE is covered in flat, pink buds, getting paler at the opening stage to become a creamy white. The contrast to the dark foliage is remarkable.At the end of summer, the dark purple then black berries are appreciated by the birds.Its purple and lacinated foliage, its abundant flowers and berries make it an decor for the garden. BLACK LACE should be planted individually or in free growing shrub-hedges, together with evergreens, for example.
Dark purple elder with an upright and thick shape.BLACK TOWER has an interesting upright and naturally thick shape.Its young shoots are green. Then the large-sized foliage becomes deep purple brown, covering the plant from the base upwards.In June - July, from a very young age, nearly at every node, numerous quite small pink and white flowers open, contrasting with the foliage. Black fruit appear in the autumn.
A small variegated Schizophragma ideal for very shady walls
Bright, creamy-white variegated foliage that brightens up shady areas
Large, flat inflorescences of fragrant white flowers in July
A delicate little climbing vine that clings to its support by itself























