Inspirations

Simple and perfumed, the elegance of a gardenia in the garden The Gardenia Sweet Heart® is a shrub with beautiful, simple and star-shaped flowers that release a heady perfume. The first flowers emerge at the end of spring - beginning of summer. The display is sustained throughout the summer months with a generous production of flowers once the plant is well settled in. Gardenia Sweet Heart® has a beautifully varnished and persistent foliage.Its excellent growth, ready branching, easy cultivation and relative resistance to frost allow the use as a garden Gardenia or terrace plant.

Its assets: a touch of light, a splash of colour and an exceptional shape !This variety was first chosen for its completely new leaf variegation. The young leaves are largely tinted with red, then their colour evolves. The leaf blade is grey-green, irregularly overlapped with light grey-green patches, delicately outlined in yellow, sometimes mixed with touches of pink.The stems, and then the flower spikes, are very straight. Their bright red-purple colour contrasts with the golden foliage, which shows off the beauty of PINK PANACHE®.Finally, this selection is also interesting for its upright, extremely well branched form. Its silhouette stays round.The relatively dark pink flowering takes place from May to autumn, just like the other Gaura varieties.To be used in pots, in beds, in association with shrubs or other perennials.

The pyramide shaped maidenhair tree. Its moderate dimensions and its pyramide shaped even growth allows this beautiful Ginkgo selection to be used in gardens, planted in rows and grown in large containers.'Blagon' is spectacular in the autumn due to its golden yellow colour. For 30 years, the original stock plant has still not told the secret of its «flowers», meaning we still don't know if it is a male of female tree.It is rustic, resistant and adapts well to urban conditions.

A resistant hebe, easy to grow and highly ornamentalHebe 'Celebration' is a highly ornamental variety that we have chosen for its resistance and easy cultivation. It has variegated, almost two-toned leaves: dark green along the central nerve and very light green across the width of the leaf, with a light pink edging.The overall effect is of a dense and very bright foliage. Its highly colourful flowers add to its interest. Numerous clusters of melliferous flowers of an intense magenta appear at the end of May and continue through the summer. It's a robust plant which naturally forms a well-branched, dome-shaped shrub with a tendancy to spread with age. It makes an excellent shrub for your garden or patio. A higher resistance to excess water makes it less sensitive to phytophtora than classic varieties.As a plant originating in coastal climates, this veronica may need to be protected from frost in winter. Hebe 'Celebration' received a Silver Award at the UK National Plant Show in 2016.Trophies: SILVER award at the 2016 National Plant Show, UK

Hibiscus with white flowers, well resistant to the cold. Eléonore' is a frost hardy Hibiscus plant with white flowers.It has a good growth compared with the traditional white varieties.Its abundant white flowers renew themselves from July to September. In the summer, 'Eléonore' adds a touch of light to flowering hedges and shrub borders; it completes the colour range presented by the other hibiscus varieties, offered by SAPHO, with which it associates harmoniously. Stem-grafted, it can be used as single plant.

New colour in the FRENCH CABARET® series of hibiscus with pompon flowers Very double flowers reminiscent of the frilly petticoats of cabaret dancers Continuous flowering from August to October, helped by the fact that these varieties produce virtually no seeds Pure white flowers, white-green buds Easy to grow

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 small, ornamental tree with striking summer flowers Hoheria sextylosa 'Snow White' is a small tree that keeps its ornamental character throughout the year with its elegant and persistant foliage, its glorious summer flowers and its naturally pyramidal habit. The simple, abundant and delicately perfumed, pure white flowers, resemble those of a cherry tree. The long and clearly toothed leaves are a brilliant green inserted in an attractive, black wood.Hoheria sextylosa 'Snow White' can grow to 4 or 5 metres in 20 years but readily accepts pruning. It may therefore also be used in hedges or maintained as a miniature if necessary.Ideally it prefers a mild, oceanic climate but is nevertheless hardy up to -10°. In colder regions, it's recommended to plant it in sheltered spots, away from cold winds.

A small, panicle hydrangea with abundant, changing flowering Compact, much-branched habit, with very dark green foliage Early white flowering, gradually changing to light pink as the season progresses Long, abundant flowering Good stem strength Ideal for pots and small gardens

A Hydrangea with large panicles that remain white throughout the season.  Flowers remain white all season long Vigorous, medium-sized, with strong stems and large inflorescences Medium-sized, it can be planted as an isolated specimen or in a bed Silver Winner KVBC Trophy

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)