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Original plants from all over the world: Chile, Australia, South Africa, China, ...

 

 

 

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Vue d'ensemble - Cliquer pour agrandirWe love palms, rare and exotic plants, and we have selected some for you. You will discover them, their characteristics (origin, cold-hardiness, anecdotes, ...), with photos, in the following pages.

Some of our plants are very special, or very rare, sometimes very hard to find and often sought for by connoisseurs. They are all grown outdoors, naturally.

You can just browse around, or order some of our plants online, by e-mail or by phone.

Fleur d'Embothrium Coccineum (arbre de feu du Chili) - Cliquer pour agrandirMany of our plants need warmth, and will thrive more easily by the seaside, but you will also find some cold-hardy plants, suited for harsh winters.

Feel free to contact us for any advice, question, information, request, ... about our plants, our prices, ...

 

We feel that gardens should be what you want them to be: places where you can wander, pick flowers, smell, eat, ... and mostly doze off in the shade of fig trees*...

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List of all our plants
 

Transport

Under 30 kilos, we send your order by Colissimo (with the French Post).

Above 30 kilos, we arrange special delivery, on small pallets; plants are protected and secure.

Price examples: for 1 to 6 palms, weighing between 30 and 39 kilos, from Brittany
-to Paris: 46 € TTC
-to Nantes: 32 € TTC
-to Lyons: 49 € TTC
-to Lille: 49 € TTC
-to Marseilles: 60 € TTC

For 2 to 6 palms, on a small pallet, weighing between 60 and 69 kilos, from Brittany:
-to Paris: 63 € TTC
-to Nantes: 41 € TTC
-to Lyons: 67 € TTC
-to Lille: 67 € TTC
-to Marseilles: 84 € TTC

 

Gardenia 'Kleim's hardy' - Cliquer pour agrandir

A Tahitian smell for outdoors
Gardenia 'Kleim's hardy'

A very original Gardenia that can be grown outdoors down to -12 to -15°C

4 litres, 24 € TTC

See description

 

 

 

Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'

Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' - Cliquer pour agrandir

A small, elegant palm, with dense firm leaves; keep it in a pot in a patio or place it in your garden.

Adult subjects available!

Available from 2- to 30-litre pots (photo shows 10- and 30-litre pots)

See complete file

 

Nice smells

Euphorbia mellifera - Click to enlarge

Honey Spurge

 

 

Katsura
Honey spurge

Winter's bark
Curry plant
Chocolate cosmos
Star jasmine
Ginger lily
Chasteberry
Lemon verbena
Magnolia virginiana 'glauca'
Magnolia delavayi

Camellia 'high fragrance'
Sarcococca ruscifolia

 

Feijoa flowers-  Cliqk to enlargeAn original hedge
Feijoa (Acca sellowiana)
Evergreen shrub, bright green leaves, with a silvery underside. Magnificent exotic-looking flowers in June and July. Small oval green fruit, tasting like strawberry, pineapple and guava!
complete file

 

Plant markets

You can come and see us on the following plant markets:

 

Sorry, it's over for this season, we'll see you in the springtime.

You can also come and visit us (please phone in advance, 06 86 79 93 48).

 

Trachycarpus wagnerianus - Cliquer pour agrandir
Our favourite
Trachycarpus wagnerianus
A stunning palm: it is cold-hardy (-18°C), and it shows a great resistance to wind and salt, as well as diseases. These qualities, along with its beautiful, firm, strong palms, make it the ideal palm for seaside gardens; it can also be great in northern gardens.
We guarantee the pure Japanese origin of our plants.
Right: photo of a 7-year-old waggie

complete file

 

Bonsaï géant - Cliquer pour agrandirA giant bonsai

Imported from Japan, this very old, cloud-shaped Ilex crenata 'kinme', will give a very peaceful aspect to your garden or patio.

2.5 meter plant, in a 150-litre wooden container.

Exceptional

1680 € TTC (this price includes delivery in France)


 

 

Japanese plants for the autumn

Hydrangea involucrata 'yoraku' - Cliquer pour agrandir

Hydrangea involucrata 'yoraku'

Rare

Peony-shaped buds

4-litre pot, réf. CHY, 20 € TTC

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'nigrescens' - Cliquer pour agrandir

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'nigrescens'

Black perennial

3-litre pot, réf. VON, 11 € TTC

Camellia japonica 'portuense'

Variegated leaves

2-litre pot, réf. CCJP, 20 € TTC

 

Purple foliage and spectacular flowers

Loropetalum chinense rubrum 'firedance'

 

Loropetalum chinense rubrum 'fire dance' - Cliquer pour agrandir

Available in 5-litre pots: réf. ALCRFD, 24 € TTC

See file


 

 

Orignal cordylines

Cordyline 'festival grass'

4-litre pot, 25 € TTC (photo below)

A small, bushy cordyline, with vivid burgundy red leaves

Cordyline 'festival grass' - Cliquer pour agrandir

Cordyline australis 'pink stripe'

3-litre pot, 24 € TTC (photo below)

A pink-leaved cordyline

Cordyline 'pink stripe' - Cliquer pour agrandir

 

Cordyline australis 'purple tower'

7-litre pot, 35 € TTC (photo below)

1 mètre high

A Cordyline with purple foliage

Cordyline 'purple tower' - Cliquer pour agrandir

 

Cordyline australis 'Torbay dazzler'

7-litre pot, 35 € TTC (photo below)

1 metre high

A Cordyline with variegated foliage

Cordyline 'Torbay dazzler' - Cliquer pour agrandir

Buy t hese 4 cordylines for 110 €

TTC (instead of 119 €)

 

Yucca rostrata vert - Cliquer pour agrandirExceptionnel :
Green Yucca rostrata

 

A brand new Yucca rostrata, green, very rare in Europe

Available with 60-, 90- or 110-cm trunk (photo: 60-cm trunk)

See file

 

 

Dicksonia antartica - Click to enlargeSpectacular Tasmanian tree fern

(Dicksonia antartica)


From Tasmania, a gorgeous tree fern, very cold-hardy. Very competitive prices.

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Ficus longifolia - Click to enlargeVeitchia merrillii - Click to enlargeIndoors plants

Ficus longifolia (on the left; big plants, please contact us)
Eugenia myrtifolia
Phoenix roebelinii
Veitchia merrillii, photo on the right
Livistona decipiens
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Rhapis excelsa
Kentia (Howea forsteriana)

See list

 

Yucca rostrata - Click to enlargeYucca linearis - Click to enlargeExceptional :
a great choice of Yuccas
thompsoniana
linearis (blue or green)
filifera
carnerosa
rostrata
treculeana

...
Any size
Limited amounts
More details: yuccas index

 

On the left, Yucca rostrata, and on the right Yucca linearis green

 

Sabal palmetto 8 metres tall - Click to enlargeExtraordinary sizes : up to 8 metres

8-metre-high Sabal palmetto (photo on the right)

4-metre-high Phoenix canariensis (Click here to see a photo)

5-metre-high Phoenix dactylifera (Click here to see a photo)

Ficus - any size (Click here to see a photo)

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Arbutus unedo Fruit - Click to enlarge

Arbutus unedo Fruit

 

 

Yummy!!!

Our selection of fruit trees, edible flowers and plants, ...
Tubalghia
Pineapple guava (Feijoa)
Melon pear
Fig 'Goutte d'or'
Fig 'Madeleine des deux saisons'
Fig 'Rouge de Bordeaux
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Chilean guava (Myrtus ugni)
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
Amelanchier lamarckii
Loquat (Eryobotria japonica 'Argelino')

 

 

20-year old Jubaea - Click to enlarge

Jubaea chilensis - 20 years old

The king of palms.
In Chile, its trunk can reach up to 30 metres! It is probably the most cold-hardy and the most massive among pinnate palms (-12 to -15°C without damage).

complete file

 

 

A 20-year-old Jubaea and 2-year-old Noé - Click on the photo to enlarge it.

 

 

PALMS

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Allagoptera arenaria Archontophoenix alexandrae Archontophoenix cunninghamia Arenga engleri Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Bismarckia nobilis Brahea armata Brahea brandegeei Brahea dulcis Brahea edulis Butia archeri Butia capitata Butia compacta Butia eriospatha Butia sp. gigantea Butia odorata Butia paraguayensis Butia yatay Butiagrus nabonnandii Caryota himalaya Caryota obtusa Ceroxylon amazonicum Chamaedorea microspadix Chamaedorea radicalis Chamaerops cerifera x humilis Chamaerops humilis Chamaerops humilis 'argentea' Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera' Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' Chambeyronia macrocarpa Copernicia alba Dypsis decaryi Dypsis decipiens Howea forsteriana Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Hyophorbe verschafeltii Jubaea chilensis Jubaea x Butia Livistona australis Livistona decipiens Livistona nitida Lytocarium weddelianum Nannorrhops 'Iran silver' Nannorrhops ritchieana Parajubaea sunkha Parajubaea torallyi 'microcarpa' Parajubaea torallyi 'torallyi' Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis sp. 'dattes rouges' Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix reclinata Phoenix roebelinii Phoenix sylvestris 'robusta' Phoenix theophrastii Phoenix theophrastii 'Golkoy' Pritchardia hillebrandii Pseudophoenix sargentii Ravenea rivularis Rhapidophyllum hystrix Rhapis excelsa Rhopalostylis cheesemanii Rhopalostylis sapida Roystonea regia Sabal bermudana Sabal causiarum Sabal domingensis Sabal mexicana Sabal minor 'Louisiana' Sabal palmetto Sabal riverside Sabal rosei Sabal umbraculifera Sabal uresana Sabal x texensis Serenoa repens 'silver' Serenoa repens vert Syagrus coronata Syagrus litoralis Syagrus romanzoffiana Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei 'Darjeeling' Trachycarpus fortunei X wagnerianus Trachycarpus geminisectus Trachycarpus latisectus Trachycarpus manipur Trachycarpus martianus 'Khasia Hills' Trachycarpus martianus 'Nepal' Trachycarpus sp. 'Naga Hills' Trachycarpus nanus Trachycarpus princeps Trachycarpus princeps vert Trachycarpus takagii Trachycarpus takil Trachycarpus wagnerianus Trithrinax acanthocoma Trithrinax brasiliensis Trithrinax campestris Veitchia merrillii Veitchia joannis Washingtonia filifera

BANANA AND CO

Ensete glaucum Ensete ventricosum Ensete ventricosum 'maurellii' Musa acuminata 'dwarf Cavendish' Musa banana 'giant striatus' Musa balbisiana Musa basjoo Musa chini champa Musa sp. 'Helen's hybrid' Musa laterita Musa nagensium Musa sikkimensis Musa sikkimensis 'Manipur' (rouge) Musa velutina Musella lasiocarpa

Hedychium coccineum Hedychium coronarium var. 'flavum' Hedychium coronarium 'golden heart' Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam orange' Hedychium elatum Hedychium ellipticum Hedychium flavescens Hedychium gracilis Hedychium greenii Hedychium spicatum Hedychium stenopetalum

Alpinia calcarata Cautleya gracilis Cautleya forme verte Ravenala madagascariensis Strelitzia alba Strelitzia nicolai Strelitzia reginae

RARE TREES AND SHRUBS

Acacia baileyana 'purpurea' Acacia dealbata 'pendula' Acca sellowiana Albizia julibrissin 'rouge d'été' Albizia julibrissin 'summer chocolate' Aloysia triphylla Amelanchier lamarckii Arbutus unedo 'compacta' Arbutus unedo 'rubra' Brachychiton acerifolius Brachychiton populneus Caesalpina gilliesii Caféier Calliandra 'dixie pink' Calliandra tweedii Callistemon acuminatus Callistemon salignus 'flaming fire' Callistemon viminalis 'captain Cook' Callistemon viminalis 'rose opal' Calycanthus floridus Cassia corymbosa Cedrela sinensis 'flamingo' Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cinnamomum camphora Clerodendrum bungei 'pink diamond' Clerodendrum myricoides 'ugandense' Cornus capitata Correa pulchella Crinodendron hookerianum Cupressus sempervirens pyramidalis Cussonia spicata Davidia involucrata Desfontainia spinosa Diopsyros kaki 'araignée' Dodonaea viscosa 'purpurea' Drimys winteri Edgeworthia chrysantha Embothrium coccineum 'lanceolatum' Embothrium coccineum (lanceolatum group) 'Inca flame' Eryobotria deflexa Eryobotria japonica 'Argelino' Erythrina crista-galli Erythrina crista-galli 'compacta' Escallonia illinata Eugenia myrtifolia Euphorbia 'black bird' Euphorbia characias 'blue wonder' Euphorbia characias 'Portuguese velvet' Euphorbia characias 'silver swan Wilcott' Euphorbia characias 'wulfenii' Euphorbia mellifera Eurya japonica Ficus carica 'brogiotto bianco' Ficus carica 'del Portogallo' Ficus carica 'Goutte d'or' ou 'Goutte dorée' Ficus carica 'Madeleine des deux saisons' Ficus carica 'Rouge de Bordeaux' ou Pastilière Fothergilla gardenii 'blue mist' Fothergilla major Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's hardy' Gaultheria mucronata 'crimsoniana' Ginkgo biloba Grevillea x semperflorens Hakea salicifolia Hibiscus moscheutos Hoheria sextylosa Hypericum 'orange gem' Indigofera dosua Jacaranda mimosifolia Lagerstroemia indica nana 'petite orchid' Lagerstroemia indica nana 'petite red' Lomatia tinctoria Loropetalum chinense rubrum 'fire dance' Melaleuca squamea Melianthus major Metrosideros excelsa Metrosideros excelsus 'Maori princess' Metrosideros kermadecensis 'variegata' Metrosideros kermadecensis 'red and gold' Metrosideros robustus Mitraria coccinea 'Clark's form' Myoporum insulare Myrtus apiculata 'glanleam gold' Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni 'flambeau' Nandina domestica 'fire power' Nyssa sylvatica Olea europaea 'frantoio' Olea europaea 'leccino' Olea europaea 'pendulino' Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius 'silver jubilee' Pistacia lentiscus Polygala virgata Pseudopanax lessonii 'Cyril Watson' Pseudopanax lessonii 'gold splash' Pseudowintera colorata Punica granatum Punica granatum 'luteum plenum' Punica granatum 'nana gracilissima' Punica granatum 'rubra plena' Sarcococca ruscifolia Solanum aviculare Sophora microphylla 'sun king' Tetrapanax papyrifer 'steroidal giant' Tibouchina urvilleana Vitex agnus castus Vitex agnus-castus 'alba' Ziziphus jujuba 'lang'

BAMBOOS

Phyllostachys aurea 'holochrysa' Phyllostachys aurea 'koi' Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'spectabilis' Phyllostachys bissetii Phyllostachys dulcis Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys manii Phyllostachys nigra Pseudosasa japonica Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria okuboi Semiarundinaria yashadake 'kimmei'

CAMELLIA, MAGNOLIA AND CO

Camellia 'high fragrance' Camellia japonica 'portuense' Camellia sinensis Camellia 'tulip time' Hydrangea aspera 'the ditch' Hydrangea involucrata 'yoraku' Hydrangea petiolaris Hydrangea seemannii Magnolia brooklynensis 'yellow bird' Magnolia 'Caerhays belle' Magnolia 'Caerhays new purple' Magnolia 'Caerhays surprise' Magnolia campbellii 'Charles Raffil' Magnolia 'David Clulow' Magnolia delavayi Magnolia denudata 'Iolanthe' Magnolia galaxy Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth' Magnolia grandiflora 'François Treyve' Magnolia grandiflora 'little gem' Magnolia grandiflora 'Victoria' Magnolia liliflora 'nigra' Magnolia loebneri 'Mag's pirouette' Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia officinalis Magnolia 'red lucky' Magnolia 'royal crown' Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia soulangeana 'picture' Magnolia soulangeana 'lennei alba' Magnolia 'Susan' Magnolia tripetala Magnolia virginiana 'glauca' Magnolia vulcan Rhododendron macabeanum Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'roseum'

PERENNIALS

Actaea matsumurae 'white pearl' Agapanthus Alba Agapanthus 'Gayle's Lilac' Agapanthus 'Peter Pan' Agapanthus 'purple cloud' Agapanthus 'Rosewarne blue' Agapanthus 'sea coral' Agapanthus 'silver baby' Agapanthus 'snow ball' Agapanthus 'streamline' Agapanthus 'timaru' Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell' Arundo donax 'versicolor' Arthropodium cirratum Astelia chathamica 'silver spear' Astelia nervosa 'westland' Beschorneria septentrionalis Beschorneria yuccoides Beschorneria yuccoides 'quicksilver' Calopsis paniculata Cosmos atrosanguineus Crinum amoenum Crinum x Powellii 'alba' Crinum x Powellii 'rosea' Cyperus glaber Cyperus involucratus Cyperus papyrus 'Akhenaton' Cyperus papyrus 'Cleopatra' Dianella caerulea Dianella tasmanica Dianella tasmanica 'variegata' Drimia maritima Echium candicans Echium pininana Eucomis autumnalis Eucomis bicolor Eucomis comosa Eucomis comosa 'sparkling burgundy' Eucomis pole-evansii Greigia sphacelata Gunnera manicata Gunnera perpensa Gunnera tinctoria Hakonechloa macra alboaurea Hedychium coccineum Hedychium coronarium var. 'flavum' Hedychium coronarium 'golden heart' Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam orange' Hedychium elatum Hedychium ellipticum Hedychium flavescens Hedychium gracilis Hedychium greenii Hedychium spicatum Hedychium stenopetalum Helichrysum italicum ssp. 'serotinum' Hibiscus coccineus Liriope muscari 'big blue' Liriope spicata 'silver dragon' Ophiopogon planiscapus 'nigrescens' Phormium 'Allison Blackman' Phormium 'apricot queen' Phormium cookianum 'duet' Phormium 'rainbow maiden' Phormium 'sundowner' Phormium tenax 'jester' Phormium 'yellow wave' Platycodon grandiflorus 'mariesii' Romneya coulteri Solanum muricatum Tagetes patula Thalia dealbata Tricyrtis hirta Tubalghia violacea Tubalghia violacea 'silver lace'

CLIMBERS

Abutilon hybridum 'Kentish belle' Actinidia arguta 'Issai' Araujia sericifera Aristolochia grandiflora Aristolochia macrophylla Campsis radicans 'Flava' (='Yellow Trumpet') Fremontodendron californicum Hardenbergia violacea Hydrangea petiolaris Hydrangea seemannii Jasminum humile 'revolutum' Jasminum officinale 'inverleith' Mandevilla 'ruby red' Mandevilla suaveolens Passiflora caerulea Passiflora 'Impératrice Eugénie' Passiflora quadrangularis Plumbago capensis 'alba' Plumbago capensis 'azur' Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'roseum' Trachelospermum jasminoides Vitis vinifera 'fragola'

YUCCAS

Yucca aloifolia Yucca aloifolia 'rubra' Yucca carnerosa Yucca elephantines 'jewel' Yucca faxoniana Yucca filamentosa 'bright edge' Yucca filamentosa 'golden sword' Yucca filifera Yucca gloriosa Yucca gloriosa 'variegata' Yucca linearis bleu Yucca linearis vert Yucca linearis x torreyi Yucca rigida Yucca rostrata Yucca rostrata x linearis Yucca rupicola Yucca thompsoniana Yucca torreyi Yucca treculeana

OTHER BOTANICAL FAMILIES

Agave americana var. mediopicta alba Agave attenuata Agave desmetiana Alocasia wentii Aloe cooperi Aloe vera Anigozanthos flavidus Anigozanthos flavidus rouge Arisaema concinnum Banksia integrifolia Colocasia antiquorum illustris Colocasia esculenta 'black magic' Colocasia esculenta fallax Cordyline australis Cordyline australis 'pink stripe' Cordyline australis 'red star' Cordyline australis 'Torbay dazzler' Cordyline 'festival grass' Cordyline indivisa Cycas circinalis Cycas panzihuanensis Cycas pectinata Cycas revoluta Dasylirion glaucophyllum Dasylirion hidalgense Dasylirion lucidum Dasylirion miquihuanensis Dasylirion quandrangulatum Dasylirion serratifolium Dasylirion wheelerii Dicksonia antartica Dicksonia fibrosa Dicksonia squarrosa Dioon edule 'angustifolium' Dioon edule 'palma sola' Dioon edule 'rio verde' Dracaena draco Dracaena draco 'Ajgal' Fascicularia bicolor Fascicularia pitcairnifolia Furcraea longaeva Furcraea selloa Furcraea selloa variegata Isoplexis canariensis Leucadendron 'deacon red' Leucadendron 'discolor male' Leucadendron 'Jack Harre' Leucadendron salignum 'fireglow' Leucadendron 'safari sunshine' Leucospermum 'fountain' Leucospermum 'scarlet ribbon' Macrozamia riedlei Nolina longifolia Pandanus furcatus Protea 'Lancelot' Protea 'pink crown' Protea repens Protea 'river red' Puya mirabilis Sciadopitys verticillata Telopea 'corroboree' Xanthorrhoea glauca Xanthosoma saggitifolium Xanthosoma violaceum Zamia furfuracea

 

 

 

 

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