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A stylish variegated agapanthus!The evergreen BLUE PANACHE® is remarkable due to its bright foliage and a beautiful variegation. The leaves are 30 to 35 cm long and 2 to 3 cm wide. The green-grey leaf blade is widely edged in white and irregularly striated.The plant is vigorous and of a big developpement. In June and July 70 to 80 cm long floral stems carry beautiful blue inflorescences with more than a hundred flowers. The variety is sterile.Like all Agapanthus, BLUE PANACHE® loves rich and well-drained soils and tolerates droughts and chalk.It prefers sunny positons but also flowers well in half-shade.The plant must be protected in cold climatic zones (temperatures below -5° C).

PITCHOUNE® Blue, a beautiful blue and compact African lily. This Agapanthus presents all the qualities of the PITCHOUNE® range. Made up of numerous flowers, these umbels are bigger and of a deeper blue than those of dwarf Agapanthus praecox; they bloom in June - July, their flowering is good.The leaves are wide and evergreen.PITCHOUNE® Blue will have a nice summery effect, planted outside in areas of temperate climate, or in pots.

From the PITCHOUNE® range, a vividly reblooming white agapanthus This Agapanthus presents all the qualities of the PITCHOUNE® range.The first white very dense umbels open in June-July. It's an exceptional variety due to its renewed flowering until early September, under good conditions.Thanks to its reduced dimensions, its evergreen foliage and long and dense flowering, PITCHOUNE® White is ideal, grown in pots or in the soil in areas of temperate climate.

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 choisya with an unusual robust habit, large and abundant flowers gradually changing from pink to white GREENFINGERS 'Lissfing' is an outstanding variety with an unusual dense habit and abundant flowers. The plant is well-structured with robust branches; the internodes, shorter than in other Choisya, give it a more compact silhouette, with denser foliage. In spring, its abundant, pleasantly fragrant flowers are particularly striking, combining candy pink buds with pure white open blooms. In good weather conditions, this variety can flower again in autumn. Its evergreen foliage has an attractive dark-green tinge. The flowers of GREENFINGERS 'Lissfing' are larger than those of traditional Choisya varieties. It is a hardy plant that can be grown in sun or part shade. Suitable for all fertile soils, it can reach 2 m x 2 m after five years. This new variety is a hybrid between Choisya ternata and arizonica. GREENFINGERS 'LISSFING' is a result from the hybridisation work led by Peter Catt from Liss Forest Nursery. It is the newest addition to the range that already includes the outstanding varieties: Choisya SCENTED GEM 'LISSBRID' and Choisya GOLD STAR 'LISSTAR'

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.

MARIANNI®, a sure bet for the garden because of its bright lasting variegation and its intensely fragrant flowers. The evergreen foliage of MARIANNI ®, our Daphne selection, is very widely edged in light yellow, more intensely than the traditional 'Aureomarginata' variety. The shrub attracts attention by the luminosity of its variegation, in contrast to its dark green tint.Its shape is rounded and bushy, its growth rate medium.In February-March bouquets of small very fragrant flowers, purple pink on the outside of the petals , light pink on the inside, appear at the end of the stems. The flowering period is long. Trophies: Silver Medal at PLANTARIUM 2008 (Boskoop - Netherlands)

An original colour and a very even growth for this new ElaeagnusThe foliage is  widely variegated in a light yellow which gets stronger with the seasons. This shrub stands out from far away due to its luminosity. Its good ramification, its compact shape, its evenness, make it an excellent container plant and is easy to use in the garden. Reacting well to pruning, it can be used in a hedge. Like all the other Elaeagnus, the discrete, white and scented flowering takes place in autumn.Trophies: Bronze Medal at PLANTARIUM 2015 (Boskoop - Netherlands)

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.

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.