Inspirations

The charm of the CHIFFON range and pink flowers with a red heart From July to September, LAVENDER CHIFFON has flowers with fine, lavendar coloured petals, the base of which are streaked with red. This selection is suitable as a single plant or in shrub borders and associates harmoniously with the other varieties of the CHIFFON range, a valued asset to the summer decor of any garden.

The charm of the CHIFFON range and white flowers all sommer long From July to September, the flowers of WHITE CHIFFON are white with a slightly cream coloured heart.This selection is suitable as single plant or in shrub borders and associates harmoniously with the other varieties of the CHIFFON range, a valued asset to the summer decor of any garden.

A climbing, semi-evergreen, vigourous hydrangea.This climbing Hydrangea comes from a crossing of H. anomala ssp petiolaris and H. seemannii. It has an evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage. It is covered in beautiful copper coloured young shoots in spring.It is hardy, its height is of over 2.50 m and more. Trained against a wall, it hangs on to its support with its air roots, without damanging it. It can also be used as ground cover.In May and June it grows large, quite flat, sterile and fertile white flowers.Trophies: Second Prize in the nursery category at the show Innovert ® 2008 ( Angers - France)Bronze Medal at PLANTARIUM 2007 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)

Bright with its green - grey variegated foliage, edged in white'Silver Lining' catches the eye with its dense and bright foliage. The green-grey leaf blade is nicely mixed with paler green, edged in bright white with some overflows towards the interior.In June-July it is covered in big corymbs of fertile flowers encircled with white sterile flowers.It is of medium growth and attaches itself to its support by air roots. It can be trained against a wall or planted as ground cover ; it grows well in tubs.

Abundant flower heads on strong stems SWEET SUMMER is remarkable for its about 20 - 25 cm long, dense, cone shaped panicles. The sterile flowers are at first green, then white, and finally pink, and bloom progressively from the bottom to the top, the flowers thus offer a pretty layering. The very small fertile flowers are naturally hidden. The flowers renew themselves all summer long. the shrub simultaneously carries panicles of all three shades.The flower stems are strong and stay well upright, without dropping due to the weight of the panicles in full bloom.The heads can be used as cut or dried flowers. In autumn, the foliage turns from yellow to purple red. Trophies: Silver Medal at PLANTARIUM 2013 (Boskoop - Netherlands)

The first hydrangea paniculata of the season. PRIM'WHITE® has been selected from seedlings of Hydrangea paniculata 'Dharuma'. Flowering on the previous year's growth, the shrub is very early flowering from the end of May or June (depending on the region), this shrub produces elegant white, slightly flat flower panicles. The abundant sterile flowers have large sepals which start cream-coloured then turn white. In good conditions a second flowering prolongs its decorative interest in August - September..This small plant with fine grey-green wood, pale green foliage and very red stalks is of small growth. Well branched, it has a more regular shape and better growth characteristics than its parent plant.The different varieties of the Hydrangea paniculata range, supplied by SAPHO, go well in a shrub border together with perennials or in a pot.

A shrub with bright flowers against a background of black foliage BLACK DIAMOND® Pure White™ is a variety of Indian lilac with almost black foliage crowned by a mass of brilliant white 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.

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.

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)

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 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

Beautifully mixed colours and an upright and regular formIts variegated foliage brings colour throughout the year. Photinia Louise has also been selected for its vigorous, erect growth and its ample vegetation that's regular, compact and dense. Photinia Louise is a shrub with persistent leaves and changing colours. In spring and autumn the young shoots are bright red spotted with pink.The developing leaves become thick and green, spotted wih creamy white. Its flowers, in May, are quite discreet, forming creamy white umbels. Upkeep is easy as it needs little pruning other than that required by the garden. In a hedge, a mixed bed or as a solitary shrub, 2 to 3 m high, Photinia Louise will enliven a garden throughout the year.