Inspirations

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.

Bright pink flowers for this Callistemon, more hardy than other classic varieties.Like all the 'bottle brushes', the flowers are grouped in a characteristic way like flower stalks at the end of the branches; the long stamens give the shrub its ornamental appeal.It is scarlet pink, a complimentary colour to the traditional varieties, the flowers bloom from the end of May and in June for a month and more discretely in the autumn if they are cut under the wilted flowers.The red coloured young shoots make room for fine narrow grey-green foliage, which can persist all winter. HOT PINK is hardier than other classic varieties.The shape of this Callistemon selection originating from South Africa is rounded and well ramified and grows up to to 2 meters in height in areas with favourable climate.

A touch of light in beds and mixed hedges ... highly appreciated by garden lovers for a long time! WEEK-END® is interesting as it keeps its dense and branched shape, thus reducing the need for pruning to a minimum.Its abundant, golden yellow flowers start blossoming at the beginning of March, depending on the region (according to 'Lynwood').A 'must' in cultivation... and for a long time appreciated by garden lovers: a touch of sunshine in the garden from March onwards and for a flowering hedge. There is no need to cut back regularly thanks to its naturally dense and upright shape. WEEK-END® can also be planted in big tubs.

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.

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 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.

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.