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

 

 

Updated on June 3, 2007 (see what's new)

The English version of our web site is under construction;
we are doing our best to complete it.

We 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*...

* A l'ombre des figuiers

 

Meet us at the 'Jardin des Tuileries'

Musée du Louvre, Paris

On Thursday, May 31st in the evening, Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd, June, 2007

Organised by the 'Jardins, Jardin' association

(www.jardinsjardin.com)

Admission charge : 10 € for adults, free admission for children under 18

 

 

 

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: 43 € TTC
-to Nantes: 28 € TTC
-to Lyons: 45 € TTC
-to Lille: 45 € TTC
-to Marseilles: 56 € 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

 

New - Recently discovered
Trachycarpus princeps greenTrachycarpus princeps green - Click to enlarge

 
 

Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'

Chamaerops humilis 'vulcano' - Click to enlarge

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.

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 fairs:


-June 1, 2 and 3, at the 'jardin des Tuileries' (Musée du Louvre) in Paris, organised by the association 'Jardins, Jardin' (www.jardinsjardin.com)
-June 23 and 24 in Saint Quay Portrieux : 6th 'fête des plantes venues du grand large' (plants from overseas); this year, plants from China. Organised by the 'Société d'horticulture de la Côte du Goëlo' (22)
-July 20, 21 and 22 in Roscoff, in the 'Jardin Exotique de Roscoff' (29)
-August 25 and 26 in Pléneuf Val André, at the 'Château de Nantois' (22)
-October 6 and 7 in Auray, organised by the 'Société d'horticulture du Pays d'Auray' (56)

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

 

Easy palms, perfect for beginners, cold-hardy, for the northern areas of France or equivalent in Europe

See list

 

Easy palms for warmer areas (Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts)

see list

 

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)

CONTACT US

 

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

 

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'
Chilean guava (Myrtus ugni)
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
Amelanchier lamarckii
Loquat (Eryobotria japonica 'Argelino')

 

Dicksonia antartica - Click to enlargeSpectacular Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia antartica)


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

 

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.

 

What's new on our web site

June 3: New palm references (see list for details and prices)
Nannorrhops ritchieana, 'iran silver'
Butia eriospatha
Trachycarpus martianus 'nepal'
Parajubea sunkha, torallyi 'microcarpa', torallyi 'torallyi'
Sabal x texensis
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Sabal minor 'Louisiana'

May 27 :
Trees and shrubs: Davidia involucrata; Eryobotria deflexa; Lomatia tinctoria; Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's hardy' (see list for details and prices)

Bananas: Ensete glaucum; Musa helen's hybrid; Musa banana giant striatus; Musa acuminata 'dwarf Cavendish'; Musa laterita; Musa velutina; Musa nagensium (see list for details and prices)

Palms: Washingtonia filifera; big Chamaerops humilis (1 m above pot) (see list for details and prices)

Perennials: Crinum amoenum; Astelia nervosa 'westland'; Astelia chathamica 'silver spear'; Echium candicans; Arthropodium cirratum (see list for details and prices)

Other botanical families: big Black boys available (Xanthorrhoea glauca); Cordyline australis; Cordyline australis 'red star'; Cordyline australis 'Torbay dazzler'; Arisaema concinnum; Colocasia antiquorum illustris; Colocasia esculenta 'black magic'; Colocasia esculenta fallax; Cycas pectinata; Fascicularia bicolor; Furcraea variegata; Puya mirabilis; Xanthosoma saggitifolium (see list for details and prices)

Yucca: Yucca faxoniana ; Yucca torreyi (see list for details and prices)



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PALMS

Archontophoenix alexandrae Bismarckia nobilis Brahea armata Brahea brandegeei Brahea edulis Butia capitata Butia eriospatha Butia paraguayensis Butia yatay Chamaedorea microspadix Chamaedorea radicalis Chamaerops cerifera x humilis Chamaerops humilis Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera' Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' Dypsis decipiens Howea forsteriana Jubaea chilensis Jubaea x Butia Livistona australis Livistona decipiens Nannorrhops 'Iran silver' Nannorrhops ritchieana Parajubaea sunkha Parajubaea torallyi 'microcarpa' Parajubaea torallyi 'torallyi' Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis sp. 'dattes rouges' Phoenix reclinata Phoenix roebelinii Phoenix sylvestris 'robusta' Phoenix theophrastii Phoenix theophrastii 'Golkoy' Pritchardia hillebrandii Ravenea rivularis Rhapidophyllum hystrix Rhapis excelsa Rhopalostylis sapida Sabal bermudana Sabal mexicana Sabal minor 'Louisiana' Sabal palmetto Sabal riverside Sabal rosei Sabal umbraculifera Sabal uresana Sabal x texensis Serenoa repens vert 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 Veitchia merrillii Washingtonia filifera

BANANA AND CO

Ensete glaucum Ensete ventricosum Ensete ventricosum 'maurellii' Musa acuminata 'dwarf Cavendish' Musa basjoo Musa banana giant striatus 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 elatum Hedychium ellipticum Hedychium flavescens Hedychium gracilis Hedychium greenii Hedychium spicatum Hedychium stenopetalum

Ravenala madagascariensis Strelitzia alba Strelitzia reginae

RARE TREES AND SHRUBS

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 Callistemon acuminatus Callistemon salignus 'flaming fire' Callistemon viminalis 'captain Cook' Callistemon viminalis 'rose opal' Camellia 'high fragrance' Camellia sinensis Camellia 'tulip time' Cassia corymbosa Cedrela sinensis 'flamingo' Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cinnamomum camphora Clerodendrum bungei 'pink diamond' Correa pulchella Crinodendron hookerianum Davidia involucrata Dodonaea viscosa 'purpurea' Drimys winteri Embothrium coccineum 'lanceolatum' Embothrium coccineum (lanceolatum group) 'Inca flame' Eryobotria deflexa Eryobotria japonica 'Argelino' Eugenia myrtifolia Euphorbia characias 'silver swan Wilcott' Euphorbia characias 'wulfenii' Euphorbia mellifera Eurya japonica Fothergilla major Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's hardy'Ginkgo biloba Grevillea x Semperflorens Hoheria sextylosa Hypericum 'orange gem' Indigofera dosua Inga pulcherrima Jacaranda mimosifolia Leucadendron salignum 'fireglow' Leucadendron 'safari sunshine' Magnolia delavayi Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia virginiana 'glauca' Magnolia vulcan Melianthus major Metrosideros excelsa Metrosideros excelsus 'Maori princess' Metrosideros kermadecensis 'variegata' Metrosideros kermadecensis 'red and gold' Metrosideros robustus Myrtus apiculata 'glanleam gold' Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni 'flambeau' Nyssa sylvatica Pseudowintera colorata Rhododendron macabeanum Sarcococca ruscifolia Sophora microphylla 'sun king' Tetrapanax papyrifer 'steroidal giant' Tibouchina urvilleana Vitex agnus castus

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'

FIG TREES

'Goutte d'or' ou 'Goutte dorée' 'Madeleine des deux saisons' 'Rouge de Bordeaux' ou Pastilière

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 yuccoides Beschorneria yuccoides 'quicksilver' Cosmos atrosanguineus Crinum amoenum Crinum x Powellii 'alba' Crinum x Powellii 'rosea' Cyperus involucratus Cyperus papyrus 'Akhenaton' Cyperus papyrus 'Cleopatra' Dianella tasmanica 'variegata' Drimia maritima Echium candicans Echium pininana Eucomis bicolor Greigia sphacelata Gunnera manicata Gunnera perpensa Gunnera tinctoria Helichrysum italicum ssp. 'serotinum' 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 Thalia dealbata Tricyrtis hirta Tubalghia violacea Tubalghia violacea 'silver lace'

CLIMBERS

Campsis radicans 'Flava' (='Yellow Trumpet') Fremontodendron californicum Hardenbergia violacea Jasminum humile 'revolutum' Mandevilla 'ruby red' Passiflora caerulea Plumbago capensis 'azur' Trachelospermum jasminoides

YUCCAS

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

OTHER BOTANICAL FAMILIES

Arisaema concinnum Colocasia antiquorum illustris Colocasia esculenta 'black magic' Colocasia esculenta fallax Cordyline australis Cordyline australis 'red star' Cordyline australis 'Torbay dazzler' Cycas circinalis Cycas panzihuanensis Cycas pectinata Cycas revoluta Dasylirion glaucophyllum Dicksonia antartica Dicksonia fibrosa Dicksonia squarrosa Dioon edule Dracaena draco Fascicularia bicolor Furcraea variegata Puya mirabilis Xanthorrhoea glauca Zamia furfuracea

 

 

 

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