All our varieties

An evergreen Berberis, for a touch of purple all year longThunderbolt, a new plant variety by INRAE, is a spiky shrub which resists well to the cold. Its broad shiny foliage keeps its red-brown colour; the milder the winter is, the more evergreen it stays. It has discrete golden yellow flowers in May.A new Berberis for shrub beds or mixed hedges...

A tower of flowers for butterflies!Buddleia BUTTERFLY TOWER is remarkable for its highly original structure growing in the form of a tight column. Its foliage is dark green and neatly lanceolate; its flowers form long upright spikes of deep purple. Each flower is a rich source of nectar, attracting bees and butterflies throughout the summer. A hardy shrub, easy to cultivate and compact, BUTTERFLY TOWER requires less space than traditional Buddleias. As a result it may be grown in isolation or in hedges as an excellent, colourful screening shrub.

An original colour for this compact butterfly tree! This butterfly tree has a naturally dense, branching habit, suitable for small gardens and container cultivation. Its bright pink blossoms appear at an early age, from early summer to autumn, if pruned after each wave of flowers. Hence its name, this plant is very melliferous and will attract many insects to your garden! 

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 wide choice, abundant flowers and prolonged decorative interest in autumn! The range offers a wide choice of colours of flowers and foliage, flowering period and growth, going from the squat to the very upright. On its own or in association, in a group or isolated - each variety offers a real interest when used as pot-plants and grown in beds of peat-rich soil in smaller gardens, or in vast collective areas. Certain varieties can be artificially coloured, the paint nevertheless preserving the life of the plants. The GARDEN GIRLS® go well in a number of floral compositions. You find a selection of the best varieties distributed by SAPHO, according to the date of their first flowers: - Summer Line groups together the early varieties which start flowering in August; - the Main Line varieties start in September (Mid-Season); - Late Line reunites the late varieties blooming from October onwards. Download the comparative table!

The camelia with variegated foliage, decorative all year long. A mutant of the well known variety 'Nuccio's Cameo', 'Kerguelen' has double deep pink flowers with overlapping petals between February and April (mid-season).Its dark green foliage has pretty pale green and cream markings all year round. The variegation is stable.It is of average growth and its shape is compact.This variety is very resistant to disease and insects.Avoid direct sunlight and east winds.Attractive all year long, 'Kerguelen' will embellish peat borders and containers with its remarkable flowers as well as its original foliage. Trophies: Silver medal at Innovert® 2009 nursery category (Angers - FRANCE)Second prize in the RUSTICA competition 2009Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2009 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)

An ideal evergreen for small spaces. Blue Diamond' is a shrub of about 1.00 m high with shiny evergreen foliage. Its beautiful deep blue flowers spread from May to June. It is advisable to plant it in a warm position, sunny and sheltered.

A golden yellow foliage that brightens the garden all yearGold Star is a new variety of Choisya that has been selected for its beautiful luminous golden-yellow foliage which retains its sheen throughout the year. An additional attraction is its resistance to direct sunlight. The large, fine and elongated folicles bring an extra touch of elegance. It's a shrub with a rounded habit and generous vegetation thanks to its ready branching and the short distance between nodes. It grows rapidly, reaching 2 to 3 m in height.The Choisya, also known as Mexican Orange Tree, are reputed for their exquisitely orange-perfumed flowers. Tiny white blooms spread in corymbs in spring with a second flowering in the autumn.The leaves of Choisya Gold Star will enliven your garden and brighten shady corners. It's equally fascinating to juggle with contrasts by associating it with other shrubs and perennials that have dark green, purple or black leaves.

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'

Pink buds and white flowers :an attractive two-tone effectThis selection has been chosen for its original combination of a white flowering and sweet pink buds contrasting with the already open flowers, producing an attractive two-tone effect, unusual in Choisyas.The inflorescences, 8 - 10 cm in diameter, are pleasantly and freshly scented. The flowering period starts nice and early in the spring, then reflowers sporadically at the end of summer.The digital foliage with fine delicate leaflets is dark green and very shiny.SCENTED GEM presents a naturally rounded shape without trimming. It has good resistance to drought, it is an easy going plant.Decorative because of its special scented flowers as well as the elegance of its evergreen foliage, the shrub is to be recommended for all gardens and public areas.

The great elegance of Cornus hongkongensis mixed with cornus kousa's assets This Cornus has larger, more colorful flowers, evolving from ivory to pink, then light red. Fruits are twice as large, green, then turning red. What's more, it stands out for its young shoots and coppery winter foliage, which add a touch of originality! It's a vigorous plant, with an upright habit and flexible side branches, which is easy to grow and forms perfectly on an axis. Perfectly adapted to mild climates, it's a real showstopper in the garden!

Precious in nurseries and recommended for hedges. The vegetation of this clone is bushy and wide; 'Blue Jeans' grows from several stems. It branches well and can show young foliage at the base. It grows fast and does not need to be staked if grown in containers. Its blue-green colour is original. Its resistance to cold has been proved in Holland. Its adaptation to pruning makes it very interesting for monospecific hedges. Trophies: Gold Medal at Plantarium 2009 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS).