Trees and shrubs

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!

Just like a sun! Must be potgrown and protected during cold winters.This INRAE - EUROGENI variety has been selected for its regular growth, more compact and branched than the standard species, even without trimming. For production in nurserys no regulators are needed.Beautiful healthy dark green foliage and fine wood. The abundant scented flowering in March-April is 8 - 10 days later than the Cytisus Racemosus and of a more orangey yellow.A real sun in spring, PHEBUS® must be potgrown and protected during cold winters.Trophies: Bronze Medal at Innovert® 2016 Horticulture category (Angers - FRANCE)

An evergreen and brightly variegated foliage, highly fragrant flowers, and great branching as a bonus!Resulting from a natural mutation, Daphne odora 'Rogalski' is more compact, more branched, and with smaller leaves than the original variety, Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'. 'Rogalski' is particularly suitable for small gardens. It is also easier to grow because it branches very well from the start. Its shorter branches are stronger at the time of flowering. Daphne 'Rogalski' retains all the superb qualities of the original variety: a beautiful evergreen foliage, bright green with yellow edges, and flowers with an intense fragrance. Among the range of small evergreen shrubs available for the garden, it is one of the first to flower. (February - March). It brings interest with its intense fragrance and lights up the dark corners to the garden with its foliage.

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)

Nearly everlasting, very fragrant flowers… The flowers of these new Daphne ETERNAL FRAGRANCE and PINK FRAGRANCE cultivations are intensely fragrant and almost "everlasting" : abundant for 4 to 6 weeks at the end of spring (from end of June tod August), then flowering again on this years shoots, all through the summer until end of October (5 to 6 months in total).ETERNAL FRAGRANCE offers a mass of light pink flower buds, white flowers at the wilting stage pink with yellow-orange anthers. The foliage is average, evergreen to semi-evergreen.The shape is tight and round.PINK and ETERNAL FRAGRANCE, thanks to their compact shape and powerful fragrance, find a place, particularly in the open or in pots next to a habitation: the entrance to a house, the terrace, or retreat... They flower best in full sun, but tolerate half shade. Trophies: 1st prize at INNOVERT® 2013 Nursery Category (ANGERS, FRANCE)

Fragrant flowers all summer long.The flowers of these new Daphne ETERNAL FRAGRANCE and PINK FRAGRANCE selections are intensely perfumed and almost "everlasting": abundant for 4 to 6 weeks at the end of spring (between end of June and August), then flowering again on this years shoots, all through the summer until end of October (5 to 6 months in total).At the beginning of the season, PINK FRAGRANCE is covered in violet pink flowers, with yellow-orange anthers; the summer and autumn flowers are light pink to white.The foliage is average, evergreen to semi-evergreen.The shape is dense and round.PINK and ETERNAL FRAGRANCE, thanks to their compact shape and powerful fragrance, find their place, particularly in the open or in pots next to a habitation: the entrance to a house, the terrace, or retreat... They flower best in full sun, but tolerate half shade.

A novelty amongst the small evergreen shrubsThis selection by M. DIRR is a hybrid between Distylium myricoides and Distylium racemosus.Resistant to insects and pathogenic agents, tolerating drought and heat, BLUE CASCADE® is an excellent replacement for traditional evergreen shrubs. Bronze during budding, the long and straight foliage then turns original mat blue-green.The flowering is insignificant.Its dense and compact cascading growth, allows it to be used in low hedges or as ground cover, in regions with temperate winters (hardy down to -15°C). It is also happy grown in pots.Avoid too basic ph soil.

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 highly unusual heather for mild climatesA heather with a difference, amazing colour and unusual habit! In spring, Erica nana Limoncello® blooms with a beautiful profusion of bright lemon yellow flowers, contrasting against the dark green foliage. The flowers are large, ca. 2 cm long and tubular in shape. Selected as a seedling of Erica nana, this new variety, Limoncello®, is distinguished from the type species by its naturally upright habit. It is a small, slow-growing shrub that is easy to shape in pots. Limoncello® is best suited to mild climates and coastal areas.

Doubled and perfumed, the elegance of a gardenia in the gardenGardenia Celestial Star® is a shrub producing elegant white flowers with a remarkable perfume that are doubled and scrolled at the heart. The first flowers emerge at the end of spring - beginning of summer. The display is sustained throughout the summer months with a generous production of flowers once the plant is well settled in. Gardenia Celestial Star® has a beautifully varnished and persistent foliage. Its excellent growth, ready branching, easy cultivation and relative resistance to frost allow its use as a garden Gardenia or as a terrace plant.

A hardy gardenia with very fragrant double flowers. Native to South Carolina, 'Crown Jewel' is a selection of Gardenia with a frost tolerance of -10° C, or even lower depending on planting conditions. In June-July, this shrub produces very attractive double blooms giving off a powerful perfume. Its flowers are more abundant compared with those of the parent plants, especially 'Kleim's Hardy', and sometimes come out later. Some flowers still bloom at the end of summer. The medium-sized white flowers which can reach 6-7 cm in diameter offer a good contrast to the attractive glossy dark green leaves, smaller than in other varieties. This one stays evergreen in winter. The shrub has a dwarf, spreading growth, compact and well-branched. It is a low grower. 'Crown Jewel' can therefore be used outside most of the time, in beds, in pots, near the house, on a terrace, a balcony, where the double flowers with their fine scent will be especially appreciated in summer.