New for 2016
AZALEA pontica Ville d'Orléans
Half azalea, half orchid
A magnificent azalea whose flowers are strikingly contrasted. Delicately fragrant.
Soil: ordinary
Flowering period: April to June
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance:
- white with an orange centre
- green
- shrubby
- H:2.00 W:1.50
- -15°C
- full sun to partial shade
LOROPETALUM chinensis
Fire Dance
Guaranteed originality
A shrub resembling witch hazel, with spidery flowers and strap-shaped petals, but with evergreen leaves and lightly fragrant fuchsia-pink flowers.
Soil: ordinary
Flowering period: February to March
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance:
- pink
- purple
- shrubby
- H:1.50 W:1.50
- -10°C
- full sun
NANDINA domestica Orhime
A remarkable sacred bamboo
A variety with tiny, narrow, blue-green leaves that give it a rare delicacy, and unusual pink young shoots.
Soil: ordinary
Flowering period:
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance:
- white
- green then red
- shrubby
- H:0.80 W:0.80
- -15°C
- full sun
OPHIOPOGON planiscapus Niger
Snake's beard
Its slender leaves are a deep black that sets off any flower. From June to August you will enjoy its lilac flowers, followed by round black fruits.
Soil: ordinary
Flowering period: June
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance:
- lilac
- black
- perennial
- H:0.30 W:0.30
- -20°C
- full sun to partial shade
PHORMIUM 'Jack Spratt'
A striking plant for many uses!
A small variety. Leaves in bronze and red tones, curling slightly at the tips. Copes with difficult positions.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period:
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- green purplish
- shrubby
- H:0.50 W:
- -10°C
- full sun
PHORMIUM 'sundowner'
A striking plant for many uses!
A large variety whose new leaves are more intensely coloured. Copes with difficult positions and ideal for large gardens.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period: May to July
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- blood red
- green/olive/cream in summer
- shrubby
- H:2.25 W:
- -10°C
- full sun
PHORMIUM 'cream delight'
A striking plant for many uses!
A medium-sized variety that adapts well to partial shade. A magnificent plant in a large pot.
Soil: moist and well drained in summer
Flowering period: May to July
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- red
- cream/green dark
- H:2.00 W:1.50
- -10°C
- full sun to partial shade
PHORMIUM Tenax 'jester'
A striking plant for many uses!
Phormium 'Jester' has tapering, lance-shaped red leaves with green margins, forming a large upright clump.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period:
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- green/red/bronze
- H:0.80 W:
- -10°C
- full sun
PHORMIUM 'yellow wave'
A striking plant for many uses!
Phormium 'Yellow Wave' has tapering, lance-shaped yellow leaves with green margins, forming a large upright clump.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period:
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves.
- yellow/green
- H:2.00 W:
- -10°C
- full sun
PHORMIUM 'tricolor'
A striking plant for many uses!
A medium-sized variety. Leaves with cream and green bands and a red margin. Copes with extreme positions.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period:
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- green/cream/red
- H:1.00 W:
- -10°C
- full sun
PHORMIUM 'Pink Panther'
A striking plant for many uses!
A medium-sized variety whose brightest colours are obtained in full sun.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period: March
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- pink/magenta/green
- H:1.00 W:
- -10°C
- full sun to partial shade
PHORMIUM 'Waitara Gold'
A striking plant for many uses!
A medium-sized variety. Leaves with golden yellow bands and a cream and green margin.
Soil: moist and well drained
Flowering period: March
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- golden/cream/green
- H:0.80 W:
- -10°C
- full sun to partial shade
PHORMIUM 'Evening Glow'
A striking plant for many uses!
A medium-sized variety that contrasts well with green varieties.
Soil: moist and well drained in summer
Flowering period:
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance: feed in early spring and remove the spent flower stem and dry leaves
- red/pink/garnet
- H:0.80 W:
- -10°C
- full sun to partial shade
PHOTINIA Red Robin Blood
Compact, well branched and bright red
A variety that is brighter red than the type, with a compact habit and thick wood.
Soil: ordinary
Flowering period: June
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance:
- white
- red/purple/green
- shrubby
- H:3.00 W:2.00
- -15°C
- full sun
VIBURNUM tinus Lisarose 'Loren'
Ball of flowers
A unique variety thanks to its long, abundant flowering, its glossy leaves and its compact habit.
Soil: ordinary
Flowering period: August to April
Foliage: evergreen
Maintenance:
- white/pink-tinged/red
- glossy green
- shrubby
- H:3.00 W:2.00
- -20°C
- full sun to partial shade