All our varieties

Perfumed flowers in summer and a superb coral-red foliage in winter In winter its stems and foliage acquire a pronounced, beautiful and decorative coral-red all through the height of the plant.In addition to its winter colours, Trachelospermum jasminoides Winter Ruby® has other advantages over typical jasmines. Its elegant foliage is livelier and brighter. It resists frost better (as low as -17°C), is more persistent and retains its leaves better which don't dry out in winter.Its generous white flowers bloom slightly earlier (between May and July in full sun, from June to September where it's partly shaded) and are all just as perfumed. It doesn't grow as tall (2 to 3 m) as typical jasmines (up to 5 m or more).For its compact form, its natural branching and abundant flowering, Winter Ruby® is an ideal variety for growing in pots with supports of 40 cm to 1.5 m.

Resistant to the Dutch elm disease, our towns and countryside have found the elm again. Tested by INRAE, this hybrid is the result of cross fertilization of six French varieties, plus an English and a Chinese one. It is resistant to the Dutch elm disease. Its bark is smooth. The leaves are quite similar to the common elm tree: asymmetrically toothed, with a rough underside. The deep green foliage is dense. In the autumn it has a beautiful golden yellow tint. In March, before the leaves, grow discreet flowers in the shape of little red globules without petals. Its slender trunk gives LUTECE® a perfect aptitude for a high-stem training, better than Ulmus RESISTA® 'Sapporo Gold'; growing naturally its habit is regular and homogeneous. It also makes a very good shrub. It is fast growing. Perfectly adapted to landscape hedges, this cultivation is equally interesting planted in groups on an embankment for example, but also as individual tree or grown in line if it has been grown as a full standard. The name of LUTÈCE® was given to it in recognition of the help provided by Parks and Gardens Department of the city of Paris for having taken care of a field of experimentation in the Vincennes Park.

Excellent alignement tree resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Selected, tested and compared by INRAE, notably in a plantation in the Vincennes forest in Paris since 1983, this elm selection shows a good resistance to Dutch Elm Disease, and this without suffering damage through other agents, such as insects, pathogenes fungi or summer drought. The strong green foliage honeycombed, toothed and well veined is similar to the indigenous European elms. It is of upright growth, slimmer and higher than LUTECE®. VADA® has all the qualities of an excellent alignment tree, or planted individually.

For a country style hedge resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Natural hybrid between Ulmus pumilla and Ulmus davidiana var japonica, first discovered in the Sapporo Botanical Gardens, RESISTA® has undergone many tests by INRAE and the Service for the Protection of Plants. It has revealed to be resistant to the Dutch Elm Disease, which has ravaged the elms in our towns and countryside. A very vigorous tree, it can reach 20 m high and 6 m wide in good growing conditions. It is slightly smaller than our traditional elms. Its light green foliage turns golden yellow in autumn. The first elm to be resistant to Dutch Elm Disease, it goes well in country style hedges without resembling the Ulmus glabra.

Variegated, even in sunlight.'Brigela' is the weigela with variegated green foliage, edged in creamy yellow, which keeps its qualities all summer long, even in full sun.This shrub with deciduous foliage is very vigorous, and upright. It reaches a height of 2.00 to 3.00 m and a similar spread.The dark red flowers in May - June on last year's branches are abundant.Due to its variegated foliage and its remarkable flowers, 'Brigela' is ideal in beds or open hedges, together with evergreens.

Small shrub with surprising contrasts: white flowers on dark foliage.This new variety, resulting from crossbreeding carried out by INRAE in Angers, is valued for its compact and dwarf form and for the contrast between its dark foliage and white flowers. BLACK AND WHITE® is the first Weigela variety with these remarkable characteristics.Of medium growth with very short internodes, this shrub stays within small dimensions.The deciduous dark green leaves gradually develop a pretty purple colouring through the seasons.In May - June, the ends of the branches are covered in bouquets of pure white trumpet- shaped flowers with a very attractive tapered purple-red base, a delicate reminder of the colour of the young leaves.BLACK AND WHITE® should be planted in pots or in small borders, together with perennials and low shrubs. It prefers a sunny position, but tolerates light shade.Trophies: Bronze Medal at PLANTARIUM 2009 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)

Spectacular contrast in May.'Alexandra' has beautiful deciduous dark purple foliage; it is the most purple among all the varieties of Weigela known to this day.This new variety is medium-sized and its form upright.'Alexandra' is very floriferous in May. The flowers are dark pink, contrasting with the very purple foliage.A cultivation to use in mixed hedges because of its decorative spring flowering and its purple coloured leaves until autumn.

A rainbow in the garden.The "rainbow" foliage is very original: green with a wide yellow border turning dark pink during the summer. The relatively wide leaves keep their variegation throughout the growing season thus contrasting with the red wood; they do not burn in the sun.It's shape is compact and well branched, its growth average.The trumpet shaped pale pink flowers are abundant in May - June. They are sterile so don't produce any seed or fruit.This cultivation is particularly interesting from spring to autumn, thanks to its attractive foliage and its moderate dimensions are an asset for small areas.Trophies: Silver medal at Plantarium 2007 (Booskop - NETHERLANDS)

Ideal for small spaces. NAIN ROUGE® is very original due to its truly compact shape: it grows into a round bush, 0.80 to 1 m high and wide. The foliage is elongated and wavy and is very attractive in autumn when it turns bright red.The flowers in May - June are bright red and have prominent marks and white stamens, which contrast well with the colour of the petals.Its small dimensions are an asset: grown in pots, rockeries as bed edging plants... in small gardens, but also in large groups as ground cover in public gardens.

Intense charm and fragrance, with superb coppery spring foliageThis variety of Chinese wisteria is original for its young coppery foliage, which turns bright green in spring.In spring, it offers large, fragrant, violet-blue inflorescences contrasting with the colors of the foliage. A flush of flowers also appears in summer.Use along a wall or pergola.