A superb red camellia, easy to grow
Selected by Stervinou Nursery, a Camellia specialist, for its ease of cultivation and flowering
Magnificent dark red flowers with overlapping petals
Glossy dark green evergreen foliage
Its upright habit means it can be grown in containers as well as in heathland beds. It can also be trained against a trellis
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New varieties
Our 'Novelties 2025' brochure is now available online!
You can browse it, print it out (switch to full-screen mode for greater convenience)
You will also find a detailed web sheet for each 2024 or 2025 new variety below.
(with additional information, such as contact details of licensed propagators and numerous photos, as well as A4 poster).
Year round attractive and spectacular autumn colours
Dark green spring leaves,
Foliage turns dark purple in summer, ending black at fall
Velvety grey hue on the foliage, especially on the underside, highlights the dark plant
Red stems in autumn/ winter
More upright growth than other Cornus alba, can be used as hedge
Robust, easy-growing, little-maintenance, can adapt to various soil, dry or moist
Bright yellow leaves with pumpkin orange highlights
Young, bronze foliage turns bright yellow in summer, lovely orange-red fall colours
Foliage succeeding in full sun or shady locations
Golden-yellow flowers, from June to September, attract pollinisators
A shrub to adopt: easy to grow, hardy, heat-resistant, undemanding
The darkest Diervilla
Dark purple foliage, retains its colour even in partial shade
A compact, well-branched plant
Golden-yellow flowers from June to Septembre, provide a striking contrast with the dark foliage, attract pollinisators
A shrub to adopt: easy to grow, hardy, heat-resistant, undemanding
A variety of tree hydrangea with astonishing contrasts
This hydrangea has good-sized, bright-pink inflorescences appearing in early summer and borne on strong stems. They also appear in autumn.
The blooming flowers are highly decorative and make an interesting dry bouquet.
Its dark-green foliage has a silvery underside, contrasting with the color of the flowers.
Ideal for bedding or in the ground.
A compact and colourful shape, a plus in the garden
A clear improvement on the Hot Chocolate variety: compact and more branched, with better frost resistance (tested in particular in 2021 and 2022)
Flowers from a young age, covering itself with pink inflorescences with bluish centres
Attractive contrasting dark green foliage with dark red undersides
Interesting as a bedding plant, thanks to its more compact habit and better resistance, but can also be adapted to smaller, more exposed gardens
A shrubby jasmine that brightens up the garden
Bright, variegated evergreen foliage all year round
Early and generous primrose-yellow flowering
A robust, low-maintenance shrub with good resistance to drought, cold, wind and limescale, undemanding and easy to grow
A flexible shrub, that can be planted on smooth surfaces, mixed in with shrub branches or grown in pots
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
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
A long, dazzling and fragrant flowering period!
A clear improvement on the Philadelphus x virginalis group
Flowering all along the branches, from mid-May to the end of summer
Large, full double, pure white flowers, with a more intense fragrance
Very healthy foliage throughout the season
A compact, well-branched, harmonious habit, easy to grow, suitable for gardens (even small ones) and pots
A clear improvement on the famous DIABLE D'OR®
More compact, better branched and easier to grow, with brighter foliage in spring and brighter red fruit
Young shoots of a unique bronze colour with a green then golden heart
Foliage then turns a uniform bronze and remains attractive until autumn
Corymbs of white flowers tinged with pink in May-June, followed by small bright red dried fruits in summer
Ideal in the garden as a living hedge or even in smaller spaces, it can also be used in pots for balconies and terraces
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