Inspirations

Delicate foliage variegation for this very dense shrubThe delicate small sized foliage shows off a marked variegation: bright pink on the young shoots, turning white and then pale pink at the end of the season. The young purple-red stems stand out well.The pale purple flowers form in July - August.The habit is very dense and cushion shaped, its dimensions are reduced, not higher than 0,50 m.The subtle alliance of tones from deep pink to white and a paler pink on the same plant, the slow growth and the flowers in summer make PINK LADY ideal for pots. Grown outside, it lightens up the borders of beds.

Its bright and delicately serrated foliage is very ornamental. Hana Matoi' is the first Japanese Maple combining good growth with lacinated variegated leaves. Like a kaleidoscope, the young delicately jagged spring foliage sports wide variegations, dark to pale pink, dark to light red, creamy white, followed by a few touches of dark green. This show of colours is particularly highlighted on young, tender, green branches. The mature leaves vary from bronze to deep purple and offer a good contrast with the young variegated shoots of summer. In autumn, the shrub turns orange red. In winter the branches stay striped with yellow. A deciduous shrub with an average growth. Its arched branches give it a supple and rounded, but still dense shape. To be planted individually in beds or in pots to decorate the garden, terrace and balcony, with preference in humus-rich soil.

GRAPHITE® White: deciduous, hardy, graphic, with delicate white flowers This agapanthus offers all the characteristics of SAPHO's new GRAPHITE® range.They are deciduous and hardy, produce a large number of full inflorescences on graphite coloured floral stems in June and July. The flowers are white with some delicate purple traces on the back.GRAPHITE® White brings an unusual contemporary effect to your flower beds or pots. This effect will be even stronger when planted in association with GRAPHITE® Blue.

A callicarpa with brilliant snow-white berries A highly decorative and unusual display! Callicarpa Magical® Snowstar lights up the garden in the autumn with abundant clusters of sparkling white berries spread along the vertical stems. These berries do not become brown; they remain colourful until the end of the season. A higly ornamental shrub for the garden, it can also be used to produce gorgeous bouquets of cut branches.Magical® Snowstar is a densely branched shrub, which can reach a height of 2 m. Pruning is recommended at the end of winter to encourage the production of new stems. Very easy to grow, it is also fully hardy and resistant to drought. A sunny exposure will promote fruiting.

Its variegation sets off well its blue flowers.'White Surprise', a selection of variegated Caryopteris surprises with its very bright, white rimmed foliage.The shape is compact and round, its growth is good.The flowers in August -September, often continuing into October, are light violet blue.Its moderate dimensions, its ornamental foliage from spring onwards, its long flowering period in summer make 'White Sunrise' an interesting decor plant for the garden. It goes well with GRAND BLEU ® and its foliage and flowers of a deeper colour.Trophies: Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2007 (Boskoop - Netherlands)

The bluest of all Caryopteris - GRAND BLEU® has been a STAR shrub for nearly 15 years. GRAND BLEU ® is a dense, bushy rounded shrub. Its growth is regular. It is suitable for container growing.Its abundant and late flowering spreads from August to October. The flowers have long stamens and are of a remarkable deep dark blue, which is highlighted by the bright, dark green characteristic foliage. Like all Caryopteris, the foliage gives off a turpentine smell when touched.GRAND BLEU ® attracts attention, when it is associated with shrubs or brightly coloured perennials. It is very suitable for planting in large quantities in public spaces, or as a sole shrub in gardens of moderate size. Trophies: Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2007 (Boskoop - Netherlands)

A miracle of colours, all year long ! This superb variety has bright, colorful variegated foliage, which falls in autumn and reveals its highly decorative red wood in winter. The very pink, tricolored young shoots evolve to green with creamy white and pink margins. The pink variegation returns in autumn, turning crimson to garnet-pink (even more intense in colder climates). It's a highly branched plant, which structures very well and looks great in pots.

A cultivation which will wake up beds and mixed hedgesGOLDEN LADY® 'MINCOJAU3' is a real improvement on the existing golden varieties. In spring it has beautiful young, bright orange shoots which progressively turn golden yellow. The foliage turns a yellow green in summer and is not affected by the sunlight. It becomes orange in the autumn.The cream - pink inflorescences appear in July.Being dense and branching naturally, this cultivation is easy to grow in containers.The bright and varied tints of the foliage are at their best when the shrub is grown in a bed or a mixed hedge.

Brilliant foliage, even in full sun ! This sun-hardy shrub with its variegated tricolored foliage adds a bright touch! Its silvery-green and yellow foliage, with young orange shoots, also takes on beautiful autumn colors, with stronger tricolors in September-October. Its flowers appear in spring and are highly melliferous. Easy to grow, it has dense growth and a compact, bushy structure. What's more, it's low-maintenance and very hardy, resistant to dryness and disease. It is ideal for patio terraces, as a border plant or as a mass landscape planting.

A springtime asset for smaller spaces. 'Niagara', a hybrid cultivation of Exochorda racemosa and macrantha 'The Bride', is denser than The Bride, well branched, with a more shrub-like shape, less arched.It is also more floriferous and offers numerous clusters of small white flowers in April - May.Very hardy. Once it is well settled, it tolerates drought.'Niagara' is well suited for smaller areas and can be grown in a pot. Trophies: Best new variety prize at Plantion 2011 (EDE)SILVER medal awarded by Trials Committee of RHBS (Boskoop - Netherlands)

Upright branches covered in a profusion of pure white flowers in spring Exochordas are shrubs that will delight in the spring with their extremely pure white flowers. The variety MAGICAL SPRINGTIME® is a recent selection whose branches are upright and covered from top to bottom in flowers in April and May. Its straight, lightly spreading habit differenciates it from the variety 'The Bride' whose branches are more arched and habit more weeping. This shrub requires no maintenance. It flowers on both the current year's wood and on older wood, and with the right conditions will flower again in the summer.

The first ground-cover Forsythia is still a STAR ! MAREE D'OR ®, about 0.80 m high and 1.50 m wide, layers naturally and as such has all the qualities of a good ground cover.Its grapefruit yellow, abundant flowers are early, in February - March, depending on the regions and climate. It flowers on the previous year's stems.The light green foliage comes after the flowers and completely covers the stems.Because of its principal function as a ground cover, MAREE D'OR ® can be used grouped on banks, guide islands, roundabouts and their green areas, using 1 plant per square meter. It can stand being planted on slabs, in containers and flower boxes.