MGi Seed Collection / Collection de graines MGi

MGi Seed Collection / Collection de graines MGi
(updated / mise à jour: July / juillet 2024)

Country names in brackets indicate the origin of the seeds offered / Le nom de pays entre parenthèses indique l’origine des graines offertes

Plants marked ‘AGM’ have the RHS Award of Garden Merit / Les plantes marquées par ‘AGM’ ont reçu l’Award of Garden Merit de la RHS

Attracts bees / Attire les abeilles

• Annuals and Biennials
• Climbers
• Geophytes
• Grasses
• Perennials
• Shrubs
• Succulents
• Trees

Brassica oleracea (Morocco)

Photo: Brassica oleracea var. arborea

Calendula officinalis (Spain)

 

Cephalaria transsylvanica (France)

Cerinthe retorta (France)

 

Clarkia biloba (USA)

Cosmos sulphureus (France)

Crupina crupinastrum (Greece)

Cucurbita maxima (France)
Potimarron

Cucurbita maxima ‘Bleu de Hongrie‘ (France)

 

Deinandra corymbosa (USA)

Delphinium ajacis (Greece)

Delphinium consolida (France)

Delphinium staphisagria (France)

Digitalis parviflora (USA) ^AGM

Digitalis purpurea (Portugal)

Eryngium giganteum ‘Miss Willmott‘s Ghost‘ (USA)

Erysimum x cheiri (France)

Eschscholzia californica (France) ^AGM

Eschscholzia lobbii (Greece)

 

Euphorbia cyathophora (Portugal)

Glaucium corniculatum (France)

Helianthus annuus (Spain)

Iberodes linifolia (USA) ^AGM
syn. Omphalodes linifolia

Impatiens balsamina (France)

mixed

Impatiens balsamina (France)

red flowers

Isatis tinctoria (France)

Lagenaria siceraria (France)
Courge verruqueuse

Climber

Lathyrus tingitanus (Portugal)

Pure red flowers

 

Lathyrus tingitanus (Portugal)

Red and white flowers

Lavatera punctata (Malta)

Linum grandiflorum (France) ^AGM

Photo: Linum grandiflorum var. rubrum

Lunaria annua (France)

Malva sylvestris (Belgium)

Matthiola incana (France)

Nicandra physalodes (France)

Nicotiana sylvestris (France) ^AGM

Nigella ciliaris (Cyprus)

Nigella damascena (Spain)

White flowers
Recommended Easy seeds/ Graines faciles

Nigella damascena (France)

Blue flowers
Recommended Easy seeds/ Graines faciles

Ocimum basilicum (France)

Oenothera biennis (Italy)

 

Oreomecon nudicaulis (USA)
syn. Papaver nudicaule

Pink flowers

Oreomecon nudicaulis (USA)
syn. Papaver nudicaule

Red flowers

Orlaya grandiflora (USA) ^AGM

Papaver dubium (Spain)

 

Papaver glaucum (Greece)

Papaver rhoeas (France)
Mother of Pearl Group

Papaver rhoeas (France)

 

Papaver rhoeas ‘American Legion‘ (USA)

Papaver somniferum (South Africa)

Dark purple flowers

Papaver somniferum (France)
Paeoniiflorum Group

Pink flowers

Papaver somniferum (Norway)

Mixed colours

Papaver somniferum (France)
Paeoniiflorum Group

Red flowers

Papaver somniferum (Greece)

Pink flowers

Perilla frutescens (Greece)

Perilla frutescens var. crispa (France) ^AGM

Petroselinum crispum (France)

Photo: Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Salvia sclarea (France)

 

Scabiosa atropurpurea (Spain)

Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black‘ (USA)

Seseli gummiferum (France)

Tithonia sp. (Morocco)

Photo: Tithonia rotundifolia

Tragopogon porrifolius (Spain)

Salsify

 

Trifolium incarnatum (Italy)

 

Zinnia haageana ‘Old Mexico‘ (USA) ^AGM

Aristolochia gigantea (Portugal) ^AGM
syn. Aristolochia grandiflora

Clematis flammula (Greece)

Clematis ladakhiana (Australia)

Clematis pitcheri (Belgium)

Clitoria ternatea (Spain)

Cochliasanthus caracalla (Spain)
syn. Vigna caracalla

Gloriosa superba (Spain) ^AGM

Ipomoea alba (Portugal)

Lophospermum scandens (France) ^AGM

Lophospermum scandens ‘Snowwhite‘ (France)

Mandevilla laxa (Greece) ^AGM

Maurandya barclayana (Greece)
syn. Asarina barclaiana

Muehlenbeckia complexa (France)

Pandorea jasminoides (Greece) ^AGM

Pink flowers

Passiflora capsularis ‘Vanilla Cream‘ (France)

Phanera yunnanensis (France)
syn. Bauhinia yunnanensis

Senecio tamoides (Spain)

Solanum laxum ‘Album‘ (France) ^AGM

Stephanotis floribunda (USA) ^AGM

Trachelospermum asiaticum (France) ^AGM

Vitis labrusca (Belgium)

Wisteria sinensis (Greece)

Allium cristophii (France) ^AGM

Allium farreri (Belgium)

Allium neapolitanum (Belgium)

Allium tuberosum (France)

Allium unifolium (USA) ^AGM

Aloe striata (USA)

Aloiampelos striatula (Greece) ^AGM
syn. Aloe striatula

Asphodelus fistulosus (Spain)

Babiana nervosa (USA) ^AGM
syn. Babiana stricta

Babiana patula (France)

Babiana rubrocyanea (France)

Bellevalia paradoxa (Belgium)

Brodiaea elegans (USA)

Crocosmia ‘Lucifer‘ (USA) ^AGM

Crocus tommasinianus (Belgium) ^AGM

Cyclamen cilicium (USA) ^AGM

Cyclamen coum (Great Britain) ^AGM

Cyclamen libanoticum (France)

Dietes grandiflora (France)

Eucomis bicolor (USA) ^AGM

Ferraria crispa (USA)

Fessia greilhuberi (Belgium)

 

Freesia laxa (USA) ^AGM

Salmon with red spots

Freesia laxa (red form) (Italy) ^AGM

Freesia laxa (white form) (France) ^AGM

Freesia laxa subsp. azurea (USA) ^AGM

Freesia leichtlinii (Greece)

 

Freesia sp. (Spain)

Freesia viridis (Greece)

Geranium tuberosum (Belgium)

Gladiolus byzantinus (France) ^AGM

Gladiolus tristis (Greece)

Habranthus robustus (Greece)

Iris domestica (France)
syn. Belamcanda chinensis

Iris douglasiana (USA)

Iris graminea (France) ^AGM

Iris tuberosa (Belgium)

 

Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris (Italy)
syn. Melasphaerula ramosa

Ixiolirion tataricum (Belgium)

Lachenalia bulbifera (France) ^AGM
syn. Lachenalia bifolia

Lachenalia quadricolor (Portugal) ^AGM

Leopoldia comosa (Spain)

Lilium regale (USA) ^AGM

Narcissus bulbocodium (Portugal) ^AGM

Ornithogalum dubium (South Africa) ^AGM

Pseudomuscari chalusicum (Belgium)

Tulipa sylvestris (Belgium)

Veltheimia bracteata (USA) ^AGM

Chasmanthium latifolium (France)

Otatea acuminata (Portugal)

Photo: Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum

Pennisetum massaicum ‘Red Buttons‘ (Spain)

Phaenosperma globosa (France)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Spain)

Abutilon theophrasti (France)

Achillea ageratum ‘Moonwalker‘ (Greece)

Achillea coarctata (France)

Achillea filipendulina (France)

Achillea sp. (Greece)

Photo: Achillea millefolium

Achillea umbellata (France)

Agastache foeniculum (France)

Alcea rosea (France)

Pink flowers

 

Alcea rosea (France)

White flowers with a violet centre

Alstroemeria ligtu (Chile)
syn. Alstroemeria caryophyllaea

Photo: Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. simsii

Alstroemeria pulchra (Chile)

Amsonia tabernaemontana (France)

Anemone coronaria (France)

Antirrhinum majus (Portugal)

Aquilegia caerulea (USA)

Aristolochia fimbriata (USA)

Artemisia stelleriana (USA)

Asclepias incarnata (Belgium)

Asclepias speciosa (USA)

Ballota pseudodictamnus (France)

Begonia grandis (France) ^AGM

Begonia grandis ‘Alba‘ (France) ^AGM

Beschorneria septentrionalis (France)

Beschorneria yuccoides (France) ^AGM

Billbergia nutans (Greece)

Calceolaria integrifolia (USA) ^AGM

Campanula primulifolia (Belgium)

Canna patens (Norway)

Catananche caerulea (France)

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (France) ^AGM

 

Cheirolophus canariensis (Spain)

Cheirolophus intybaceus (Germany)

Chelone lyonii (Belgium)

Cicerbita alpina (Belgium)

Coreopsis gigantea (Spain)

Crithmum maritimum (France)

Cynara cardunculus (France) ^AGM

Dianthus anatolicus (Greece)

Dianthus carthusianorum (France)

Dianthus giganteus (Italy)

Dianthus rupicola (Spain)

Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls‘ (Spain)

Digitalis grandiflora (Belgium) ^AGM

Dimorphotheca ecklonis (Spain)

Dimorphotheca fruticosa (Spain)

Diplotaxis tenuifolia ‘Wasabi Rocket‘ (Spain)

Photo: Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Echinops latifolius (France)
syn. Echinops ritro

Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus (USA) ^AGM

Echium candicans (Portugal) ^AGM

Eryngium amethystinum (France)

Eryngium pandanifolium (Germany) ^AGM

Fibigia clypeata (Greece)

Francoa appendiculata (France)

Francoa appendiculata var. sonchifolia (Belgium)
syn. Francoa sonchifolia

Gaura lindheimeri (France) ^AGM

Recommended Easy seeds/ Graines faciles

Gazania rigens (France)

 

Gazania sp. (Spain)

mixed series

Geranium maderense (France) ^AGM

Glaucium flavum (Greece)

Goniolimon speciosum (France)

 

Grindelia hirsutula (France)
syn. Grindelia robusta

Haloragis erecta (France)

Helichrysum orientale (France)

Heuchera cylindrica (Belgium)

Hibiscus coccineus (Greece)

Hibiscus moscheutos (Morocco)

Hunnemannia fumariifolia (USA)

Inula helenium (France)

Iris spuria (France)

Jacobaea maritima (France)

Kitaibelia vitifolia (Germany)

 

Knautia arvensis (France)

Lathyrus grandiflorus (France) ^AGM

Lathyrus latifolius (France) ^AGM

Limonium platyphyllum (Belgium)

Linaria capraria (France)

Linum perenne (Germany)

Lomelosia minoana (France)

Lupinus pubescens (Ecuador)

Mandragora officinarum (France)

 

Matthiola fruticulosa (Greece)

Matthiola sinuata (Greece)

Mentha pulegium (Morocco)

Mirabilis jalapa (Belgium)

Monarda didyma (Morocco)

Photo: Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline‘

Ocimum kilimandscharicum (Morocco)

 

Oenothera elata (USA)

Oenothera missouriensis (Spain)
syn. Oenothera macrocarpa

Oenothera odorata (France)

Oenothera tetragona (Portugal)

Origanum majorana (France)

Oxypetalum coeruleum (USA)
syn. Tweedia coerulea

Paeonia mascula (Norway)

Paeonia obovata (Belgium)

Paeonia officinalis (France)

Papaver atlanticum (France)

Papaver atlanticum ‘Flore Pleno‘ (France)

Pavonia missionum (France)

 

Pavonia spinifex (Italy)

Pelargonium alchemilloides (Portugal)

Penstemon hartwegii (USA) ^AGM

 

Penstemon ‘Red Rocks‘ (USA)

Peucedanum verticillare (Belgium)

Phacelia bolanderi (Belgium)

Phlomis lychnitis (Spain)

Phlomoides tuberosa (Belgium)

Phormium tenax (France)

Physostegia virginiana (France)

Platycodon grandiflorus (France) ^AGM

Psephellus bellus (France) ^AGM
syn. Centaurea bella

Rehmannia piasezkii (Norway) ^AGM
syn. Rehmannia elata

Rheum altaicum (France)
syn. Rheum rhaponticum

Ricinus communis ‘Carmencita‘ (Spain) ^AGM

Can be grown as an annual

Romneya coulteri (USA) ^AGM

Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm‘ (USA) ^AGM

Ruellia nudiflora (France)

Salvia apiana (France)

Salvia candelabrum (France) ^AGM

Recommended Easy seeds/ Graines faciles

Salvia eigii (Cyprus)

Salvia forsskaolei (France)

Salvia hierosolymitana (Cyprus)

Salvia interrupta (Cyprus)

Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Knockout‘ (Italy)

Salvia pomifera (Spain)

Salvia taraxacifolia (Italy)

Salvia viscosa (France)

Scutellaria pontica (Belgium)

Senecio linifolius (France)

Silene coronaria (France)

Silene coronaria ‘Alba‘ (France) ^AGM

Sisyrinchium angustifolium (France)

Sisyrinchium angustifolium f.album (Belgium)

White form

Sisyrinchium californicum (Belgium)

Sisyrinchium striatum (France)

Strelitzia nicolai (Spain)

Talinum paniculatum (France)

Tanacetum bipinnatum subsp. bipinnatum (USA)
syn. Tanacetum camphoratum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium (France)

Tanacetum parthenium (France)

 

Tanacetum vulgare (France)

Tanacetum vulgare subsp. vulgare (France)

Thalia dealbata (Portugal)

Aquatic plant

Trachelium caeruleum (France) ^AGM

Tulbaghia violacea (France)

Verbena rigida (France) ^AGM

Vernonia sp. (France)

Photo: Vernonia noveboracensis

Acacia boormanii (France)

Acacia cultriformis (France)

Acacia dealbata (Morocco) ^AGM

Acacia farnesiana (France)

Acacia fimbriata (France)

Acacia imbricata (France)

Acacia iteaphylla (France)

Acacia semilunata (France)

Acacia uncinata (France)
syn. Acacia calamifolia

Acacia verticillata (France)

Acacia vestita (France)

Photo: Acacia vestita ‘Ker Gawi‘

Acacia vestita ‘Sainte Hélène‘ (France)

Anthyllis barba-jovis (France)

Bartlettina sordida (France)

Bauhinia variegata (Spain)

Berberis darwinii (USA) ^AGM

Buddleja globosa (France) ^AGM

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Morocco) ^AGM

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (USA) ^AGM

Calliandra haematocephala (USA)

Callicarpa bodinieri (France)

Cantua buxifolia (France) ^AGM

Capparis orientalis (Spain)
syn. Capparis spinosa var. inermis

Capparis spinosa (France)

Caragana arborescens (France)

Carissa macrocarpa (Italy)

 

Caryopteris incana (Italy)

Ceanothus leucodermis (USA)

Ceratostigma willmottianum (France) ^AGM

Chimonanthus praecox (France)

Cistus albidus (France)

Cistus creticus (France)

Cistus monspeliensis (Greece)

Cistus populifolius (Morocco)

Cistus salviifolius (Germany)

Clianthus puniceus (USA) ^AGM

Cneorum tricoccon (France)

Colutea arborescens (France)

 

Colutea paulsenii (France)

Duranta erecta (France)

Duranta erecta (Morocco)

White form

Duranta erecta ‘Sapphire Showers‘ (Greece)

Elaeagnus angustifolia (Spain)

Erica multiflora (Spain)

Erythrina crista-galli (Portugal) ^AGM

Euonymus europaeus (Greece)

Euonymus japonicus (Greece)

Photo: Euonymus japonicus ‘Jean Hugues‘

Euryops pectinatus (France) ^AGM

Felicia amelloides (USA)

Fuchsia paniculata (USA) ^AGM

 

Gambelia juncea (USA)

Gambelia speciosa (Italy)

Globularia alypum (Spain)

Halesia carolina (USA) ^AGM

Hypericum balearicum (Spain)

 

Hypericum grandifolium (Spain)

Hypericum sp. (France)

Photo: Hypericum calycinum

Hyssopus officinalis (Germany)

Photo: Hyssopus officinalis subsp. aristatus

Indigofera heterantha (France) ^AGM

Lantana camara (Spain)

Soft yellow and pink flowers

Lavandula dentata (France)

Leptospermum scoparium (Spain)

Leucadendron laureolum (South Africa)

Leycesteria formosa (USA)

Lomelosia cretica (Spain)

 

Lomelosia cretica ‘Jeanne et Jean‘ (France)

Lupinus arboreus (USA) ^AGM

 

Lupinus longifolius (USA)

Magnolia wilsonii (USA) ^AGM

Malva arborea (France)

Medicago arborea (Greece)

Melaleuca elliptica (France)

Melaleuca linearis (USA) ^AGM
syn. Callistemon linearis

 

Micromeria filiformis (Spain)

Myrsine africana (France)

Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina (Italy) ^AGM

Nandina domestica (Greece) ^AGM

Nerium oleander (Greece) ^AGM

Pale peach flowers
Photo: Nerium oleander ‘Angiolo Pucci‘

Nicotiana glauca (Morocco)

Olearia ‘Roscoff‘ (France)

Pachystegia insignis (France)

Paeonia delavayi (USA)

Paeonia rockii (Norway)

Pavonia hastata (France)

Pelargonium fulgidum (Portugal)

Pelargonium glutinosum (Portugal)

Phlomis fruticosa (Spain) ^AGM

Phlomis leucophracta (France)

Phlomis purpurea (France)

Pistacia lentiscus (Morocco)

Pistacia terebinthus (Spain)

Pittosporum undulatum (Morocco)

Plumeria rubra (USA) ^AGM

Prostanthera lasianthos (USA) ^AGM

Ptilostemon chamaepeuce (France)

Punica granatum ‘Nana‘ (France) ^AGM

Photo: Punica granatum ‘Nana Gracillissima‘

Retama monosperma (Spain)

Retama raetam (Greece)

Rhodotypos scandens (France)

Rhus integrifolia (USA)

Romneya trichocalyx (France)

Rosa rugosa (USA)

Ruta graveolens (Germany)

Salvia africana-caerulea (Greece)

Salvia desoleana (Cyprus)

Salvia disermas (Australia)

Salvia leucophylla (Australia)

Salvia microphylla (USA)

Salvia multicaulis (Italy) ^AGM

Salvia scabra (Australia)

Salvia thymoides (Portugal)

Senna artemisioides (USA) ^AGM

Senna candolleana (Chile)

Senna corymbosa (Spain)

Sesbania punicea (France)

Sonchus congestus (France)

Sophora davidii (France)

Sophora macrocarpa (Chile)

Spartium junceum (Portugal) ^AGM

Hot water treatment / traitement eau chaude

Styrax officinalis (France)

Tagetes lemmonii (France)

Tara spinosa (Malta)
syn. Caesalpinia spinosa

Tecoma fulva subsp. garrocha (France)

Tecoma stans (Ecuador) ^AGM

Tecoma stans var. angustatum (France)

Templetonia retusa (Spain)

Teucrium flavum (France)

 

Teucrium flavum ‘Grandiflorum‘ (France)

Thymus mastichina (Spain)

Vitex agnus-castus (France)

Xanthoceras sorbifolium (France) ^AGM

Zanthoxylum piperitum (France)

Agave ovatifolia (France)

Agave sisalana (Oman)

Eriosyce subgibbosa (Chile)

Ferocactus peninsulae (Morocco)

 

Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana (USA) ^AGM

Hesperaloe parviflora (Spain)

Kroenleinia grusonii (Morocco) ^AGM

Puya mirabilis (France)

 

Senecio sempervivus (France)

Acacia adunca (France)

Acacia covenyi (France)

Acacia saligna (Portugal)
syn. Acacia cupularis

Acer davidii (USA)

Acer granatense (Spain )

Albizia julibrissin (Greece)

Amelanchier laevis (USA)

Araucaria columnaris (Spain )
syn. Araucaria excelsa

Brachychiton acerifolius (France)

Brachychiton discolor (France)

Brachychiton populneus (France)

Brachychiton x roseus (France)

B. populneus x B. acerifolius

Cedrela odorata (Ecuador)

Spanish cedar

 

Cedrela salvadorensis (USA)

Cercis siliquastrum (Spain)

Conocarpus erectus (Oman)

Cryptocarya alba (Chile)

Diospyros kaki (Greece)

Eucalyptus albopurpurea (France)

Eucalyptus caleyi subsp. caleyi (France)

Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Italy)

Eucalyptus petiolaris (France)

Ficus elastica (Morocco)

Ginkgo biloba (France)

Hymenosporum flavum (Greece)

Jacaranda sp. (Greece) ^AGM

Photo: Jacaranda mimosifolia

Koelreuteria bipinnata (France)

Koelreuteria paniculata (France)

Leucaena retusa (France)

Liriodendron tulipifera (USA) ^AGM

Magnolia grandiflora (Greece)

Melia azedarach (Spain)

Moringa oleifera (Spain)

Parkinsonia aculeata (France)

Robinia pseudoacacia (France)

Tabebuia rosea (France)

Tamarindus indica

Tilia henryana (France)

Tipuana tipu (Spain)

Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Morocco)

Red Sichuan pepper

Grasses

Plant lists / Listes de plantes

Grasses

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus

Best as a specimen plant.

Very drought tolerant

Calamagrostis brachytricha

Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster‘

Chasmanthium latifolium

Eragrostis curvula

Love grass. Fine foliage.

Very drought tolerant.

Eragrostis elliottii

Eragrostis spectabilis

Eustachys distichophylla

Evergreen. Self seeds.

Very drought tolerant.

Festuca glauca

Short-lived but self-seeds .

Leymus arenarius

Spreads very quickly so can be invasive.

Looks good in a pot.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Dronning Ingrid‘

Hints of red in the foliage.

Needs some watering in summer.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light‘

More drought tolerant than most miscanthus.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Saturnia‘

Silvery flower spikes in autumn.

Needs some watering in summer.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder‘

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yaku Jima‘

More drought tolerant than most miscanthus.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus‘

Best as a specimen plant.

Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cabaret‘

Broad-leaved, so needs regular watering.

Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan‘

Broad-leaved, so needs regular watering.

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Beautiful flowers in autumn.

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Muhlenbergia reverchonii ‘Undaunted‘

American native. Dark pink flowers in autumn.

Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal‘

Switch grass.

Self seeds.

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln‘

Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose‘

Pennisetum orientale ‘Tall Tails‘

Can be invasive.

Pennisetum villosum

Can be invasive.

Phaenosperma globosa

Evergreen. Self seeds.

Needs some watering in summer.

Saccharum ravennae

From the sugar cane family.

Can grow to 3.5 m. in one season.

Sesleria caerulea

Excellent blue foliage plant.

Sesleria nitida

Stipa gigantea

Best as a specimen plant.

Stipa tenuifolia
syn. Nassella tenuissima

Self seeds.

Jocelyn’s new garden in the Gard

Plant lists / Listes de plantes

Jocelyn’s new garden in the Gard

• Perennials
• Shrubs

Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana

Artemisia lanata

Ballota acetabulosa

Centaurea bella

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Siskiyou Pink‘

Geranium sanguineum

Geranium sanguineum ‘Album‘

Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo‘

Helichrysum ‘Miel et Curry‘

Helleborus x hybridus

Iris germanica

Iris pallida ‘Argentea Variegata‘

Sisyrinchium bellum

Tanacetum densum

Thymus serpyllum

Photo: Thymus serpyllum var. albus

Verbena rigida
syn. Verbena venosa

Cistus x verguinii ‘Paul Pècherat‘

Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl‘

Choisya ternata

Cistus parviflorus

Cistus x argenteus ‘Peggy Sammons‘

Lavandula dentata ‘Monet‘

Lavandula x intermedia ‘Alba‘

Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso‘

Myrtus communis ‘Alhambra‘

Rosa ‘The Fairy‘

Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Boule‘

Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Corsican Blue‘

Salvia ‘Royal Bumble‘

Salvia blancoana

Salvia chamaedryoides ‘Argentea‘

Salvia ‘Christine Yeo‘

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Viburnum tinus

Vitex agnus-castus ‘Latifolia‘

Salvias for Mediterranean gardens

Plant lists / Listes de plantes

Salvias for Mediterranean gardens
Les sauges pour climat méditerranéen

A list of salvias recommended by Frédéric Prévot of the pépinière Les Senteurs du Quercy

Une liste des sauges recommandées par Frédéric Prévot de la pépinière Les Senteurs du Quercy

Salvia amplexicaulis

Grows wild throughout France. Cut the stems to the ground after flowering. 

Fleurit partout en France, c’est une herbacée à rabattre après la floraison.

Salvia barrelieri ‘Mr Nay‘

Sky blue flowers.

Salvia caespitosa

A tiny mountain plant, needs a little water in summer.

Bon couvre sol, jolie, un peu d’eau l’été. 

Salvia darcyi

Orangey-red flowers, loses its leaves in winter.

Rouge/orange, caduque.

Salvia dorrii

A Californian native, hardy, however it will rot if its roots sit in damp soil.

Californien mais rustique, pas d’eau, fleurit bien.

Salvia forsskaolei

From Anatolia, interesting blue flowers. Grows under trees.

D’Anatolie, bleu, en sous-bois.

Salvia hierosolymitana

Native to Cyprus and the Middle East, dark red flowers.

De Chypre. Rouge foncé. 

Salvia multicaulis

The calyces remain decorative for a long period after flowering.

Après floraison les calices restent décoratifs.

Salvia pisidica

Forms a neat rounded shape, like a santolina.

Petit buisson, comme santoline. 

Salvia pratensis

Meadow sage, grows wild throughout France. Easy to grow.

Sauge des prés. Facile.

Salvia tomentosa

Large evergreen leaves, blue flowers. Easy to grow.

Fleurs bleues. Facile. 

Salvia x sylvestris

Many varieties and colours, all of which have a mass of flowers in May and June. 

Masse de fleurs mai-juin. Bleu/violet/rose selon la variété.  
Photo: Salvia x sylvestris ‘Blauhügel‘

Salvia ‘Bee‘s Bliss‘

Can cope with some winter wet. Good as ground cover. Hardy to -12°C.

Supporte humidité en hiver, couvre sol. Rustique jusqu’à -12°C.

Plants for Wildlife / Plantes pour la faune

Plants for Wildlife / Plantes pour la faune

• Tall Trees
• Small Trees
• Small Shrubs
• Wild Flowers
• Cultivated Varieties

Celtis australis

European Nettle Tree

Micocoulier

Provides:

Roosting and nesting sites, fruit popular with birds and small mammals.

Fournit:

Abris et sites de nidification pour oiseaux. Les fruits nourrissent oiseaux et petits mammifères.

Juglans regia

Walnut

Noyer commun

Provides:

Nectar and pollen, nuts provide food for birds and mammals.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen, les noix nourrissent oiseaux et petits mammifères.

Quercus robur

Oak

Chêne pédonculé

Provides:

Supports an average of 300 different insects, as well as bats, birds, fungi and mammals.

Fournit:

Abrite en moyenne 300 espèces d’insectes et en plus chauves-souris, oiseaux, champignons et mammifères.

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black locust tree

Robinier faux-acacia

Provides:

Intensely fragrant flowers attractive to bees (and wood pigeons). NB: can be invasive.

Fournit:

Fleurs très parfumées attirent abeilles (et pigeons ramiers). NB: peut être envahissant.

Sorbus domestica

Service tree

Cormier

Provides:

Pollen, nectar, berries. Leaves provide food for moth caterpillars.

Fournit:

Pollen, nectar, baies. Feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons nocturnes.

Tilia europaea

Common lime

Tilleul

Provides:

Nectar, pollen and tisanes. Leaves eaten by caterpillars of many moths.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, tisanes. Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de nombreuses espèces de papillons nocturnes.

Acer campestre

Field maple

Erable champêtre

Provides:

Nectar and pollen, small mammals eat the fruit. Leaves provide food for moth caterpillars.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen. Les fruits nourrissent petits mammifères, les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit.

Alnus glutinosa

Common alder

Aulne

Provides:

Food plant for moth caterpillars, catkins provide early nectar and pollen, birds eat the seeds.

Fournit:

Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, les chatons offrent pollen et nectar très tôt dans l’année, les oiseaux mangent les graines.

Arbutus unedo

Strawberry tree

Arbousier commun

Provides:

Autumn flowers provide late pollen and nectar, birds and small mammals eat the fruit.

Fournit:

Les fleurs offrent pollen et nectar en automne, les fruits nourrissent oiseaux et petits mammifères.

Buddleja davidii

Buddleja

Buddléia

Provides:

Fragrant flowers attract butterflies, bees and many other insects.

Fournit:

Les fleurs très parfumées attirent papillons, abeilles et de nombreux autres insectes.

Carpinus betulus

Hornbeam

Charme commun

Provides:

Food plant for moth caterpillars, birds eat the seeds.

Fournit:

Les feuilles nourisssent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, les oiseaux mangent les graines.

Cornus sanguinea

Dogwood

Cornouiller sanguin

Provides:

Leaves are food for moth caterpillars, the flowers attract insects, birds eat the berries.

Fournit:

Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, les fleurs offrent pollen et nectar aux insectes, les oiseaux mangent les baies

Corylus maxima

Hazel

Noisetier

Provides:

Leaves provide food for moth caterpillars, catkins provide early nectar, nuts are food for birds and small mammals especially dormice

Fournit:

Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, les chatons offrent pollen et nectar très tôt dans l’année, les noisettes nourrissent oiseaux et petits mammifères, en particulier les loirs.

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

Aubépine épineuse

Provides:

Supports more than 300 species of insect. Food plant for moth caterpillars. Migrating birds eat the fruit and dense thorny foliage provides shelter and nesting sites.

Fournit:

Abrite jusqu’à 300 espèces d’insectes. Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit. Les fruits nourrissent les oiseaux en migration et le feuillage dense et épineux offre de l’abri et des sites de nidification aux oiseaux.

Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Elaeagnus, silverberry

Chalef

Provides:

Late flowering provides nectar and pollen in winter, thick foliage provides nesting sites and year-round shelter.

Fournit:

Floraison tardive offre nectar et pollen en hiver, feuillage dense et épineux offre un abri toute l’année et des sites de nidification au printemps.

Euonymus europaeus

Spindle tree

Fusain d’Europe

Provides:

Leaves are a food plant for moths, micro-moths and the holly blue butterfly. Nectar and pollen.

Fournit:

Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, des microlépidoptères et l’azuré des nerpruns. Nectar et pollen.

Hedera helix

Ivy

Lierre

Provides:

Autumn nectar and pollen, winter berries for birds.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen en automne. Baies en hiver très prisées par les oiseaux.

Lonicera periclymenum

Honeysuckle

Chèvrefeuille

Provides:

Nectar and pollen, berries.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, baies.

Mahonia x intermedia

Mahonia media

Mahonia intermédiaire

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen, berries.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen très tôt dans l’année, baies.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

Vigne vierge

Provides:

Nectar and pollen, berries.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, baies.

Populus alba

White poplar

Peuplier blanc

Provides:

Food plant for moth caterpillars, catkins provide early nectar and pollen, birds eat the seeds.

Fournit:

Feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, chatons offrent nectar et pollen tôt dans l’année. Les oiseaux mangent les graines.

Prunus amygdalus

Almond

Amandier

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen, birds and squirrels eat the fruit.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen tôt dans l’année. Fruits prisés par oiseaux et écureuils.

Prunus cerasus

Wild sour cherry

Griottier acide

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen, birds and small mammals eat the fruit.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen tôt dans l’année, fruits nourrissent oiseaux et petits mammifères.

Prunus spinosa

Blackthorn

Prunellier

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen, leaves are food for caterpillars of moths and butterflies, birds and small mammals eat the fruit

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen tôt dans l’année. Feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit, fruits nourrissent oiseaux et petits mammifères.

Pyracantha sp.

Pyracantha, Firethorn

Buisson ardent

Provides:

Thick spiny foliage provides shelter and nesting sites. Pollen and nectar, birds eat the berries (especially blackbirds)

Fournit:

Feuillage dense et épineux offre abris et sites de nidification. Pollen et nectar. Les baies sont très prisées par les oiseaux, surtout les merles.

Quercus ilex

Holm oak

Chêne vert

Provides:

Year-round shelter for birds, catkins provide pollen, birds eat the acorns

Fournit:

Feuillage persistant offre de l’abri toute l’année. Les chatons offrent du pollen et les glands nourrissent les oiseaux, surtout les geais.

Spartium junceum

Spanish broom

Faux genêt d’Espagne

Provides:

Nectar, pollen. NB: invasive species.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen. NB: espèce envahissante.

Taxus baccata

Yew

If

Provides:

Shelter and nesting sites for birds, fruit, leaves eaten by moth caterpillars

Fournit:

Offre baies, abris et sites de nidification aux oiseaux. Feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit.

Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus

Laurier-tin

Provides:

Late flowers provide nectar and pollen in winter, birds eat the berries, thick foliage provides nesting sites and year-round shelter.

Fournit:

Floraison tardive offre nectar et pollen en hiver, feuillage dense offre un abri toute l’année et des sites de nidification au printemps. Les oiseaux mangent les baies.

Anethum graveolens

Dill

Aneth

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, seeds.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, graines.

Borago officinalis

Borage

Bourrache

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Caryopteris clandonensis

Caryopteris

Caryoptéris

Provides:

Midsummer nectar

Fournit:

Nectar en plein été.

Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca

Scorpion vetch

Coronille

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen précoces.

Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop

Hysope

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Jasminum nudiflorum

Winter jasmine

Jasmin d’hiver

Provides:

Very early source of nectar and pollen.

Fournit:

Source très précoce de nectar et pollen.

Lavandula angustifolia

English lavender

Lavande

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, especially for honey bees.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, particulièrement prisée des abeilles.

Lavandula x intermedia

Lavandin

Lavandin

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, especially for honey bees.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, particulièrement prisée des abeilles.

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon-grape

Mahonia faux houx

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen, fruits.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen précoces, baies.

Melissa officinalis

Melissa, Lemon balm

Mélisse

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Origanum majorana

Sweet marjoram

Marjolaine

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Origanum vulgare

Oregano

Origan

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary

Romarin

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Salvia amplexicaulis

Salvia amplexicaulis

Salvia amplexicaulis

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Salvia greggii

Autumn sage

Sauge d’automne

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Salvia officinalis

Common sage

Sauge

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Salvia sclarea

Clary

Sauge sclarée

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Scabiosa cretica

Cretan scabious

Scabieuse de Crète

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Tanacetum parthenium

Feverfew

Grande camomille

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Teucrium fruticans

Teucrium

Teucrium

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Thymus vulgaris

Thyme

Thym

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Taxus baccata

Yew

If

Provides:

Shelter and nesting sites for birds, fruit, leaves eaten by moth caterpillars

Fournit:

Offre baies, abris et sites de nidification aux oiseaux. Feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit.

Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus

Laurier-tin

Provides:

Late flowers provide nectar and pollen in winter, birds eat the berries, thick foliage provides nesting sites and year-round shelter.

Fournit:

Floraison tardive offre nectar et pollen en hiver, feuillage dense offre un abri toute l’année et des sites de nidification au printemps. Les oiseaux mangent les baies.

Centaurea scabiosa

Greater knapweed

Centaurée scabieuse

Provides:

Nectar for many bees and butterflies, seeds for birds.

Fournit:

Offre du nectar à de nombreuses espèces d’abeilles et papillons. Les oiseaux mangent les graines.

Cirsium, Carduus, Onopordum sp.

Thistle

Chardon

Provides:

Pollen, nectar, seeds for birds.

Fournit:

Pollen, nectar, graines pour les oiseaux.

Clematis vitalba

Traveller’s Joy

Clématite des haies

Provides:

Pollen, nectar, berries, shelter.

Fournit:

Pollen, nectar, baies, abris.

Daucus carota

Wild carrot

Carotte sauvage

Provides:

Pollen and nectar for wide range of insects.

Fournit:

Pollen et nectar pour de nombreuses espèces d’insectes.

Dipsacus sylvestris

Common teasel

Cardère sauvage

Provides:

Pollen, nectar, birds eat the seeds.

Fournit:

Pollen, nectar, graines.

Knautia arvensis

Field scabious

Scabieuse des champs

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Papaver rhoeas

Corn poppy

Coquelicot

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Rubus fruticosus

Blackberry

Ronce

Provides:

Shelter, nesting sites for ground-nesting birds, berries.

Fournit:

Abris, sites de nidification pour les oiseaux nichant au sol, fruits.

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion

Pissenlit

Provides:

Pollen, nectar, seeds.

Fournit:

Pollen, nectar, graines.

Trifolium pratense

Crimson clover

Trèfle des près

Provides:

A principle sources of nectar for honey bees, food for moth caterpillars.

Fournit:

Source importante de nectar pour les abeilles. Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit.

Trifolium repens

White clover

Trèfle blanc

Provides:

A principle sources of nectar for honey bees, food for moth caterpillars.

Fournit:

Source importante de nectar pour les abeilles. Les feuilles nourrissent les chenilles de papillons de nuit.

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

Ortie

Provides:

Nectar, food plant for many butterfly caterpillars.

Fournit:

Nectar. Nourrit les chenilles de nombreuses espèces de papillon.

Vicia sativa

Common vetch

Vesce commune

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, food for butterfly caterpillars.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, nourrit les chenilles de papillons.

Viola odorata

Sweet violet

Violette odorante

Provides:

Early nectar and pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar et pollen précoces.

Achillea filipendulina

Achillea

Achillée

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Allium species

Allium

Aulx ornementaux

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Alyssum maritima/lobularia maritima

Sweet alyssum

Alysson maritime

Provides:

Year-round nectar

Fournit:

Nectar toute l’année.

Centranthus ruber

Red valerian

Valériane rouge

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, seeds.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, graines.

Crocus species

Crocus

Crocus

Provides:

Very early nectar source.

Fournit:

Source de nectar très précoce.

Dianthus sp.

Garden pink

Oeillet

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.

Echinops ritro

Southern globe thistle

Boule azurée/oursin bleu

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, seeds.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, graines.

Eryngium species

Eryngium

Panicaut

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, seeds.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, graines.

Gaillardia x grandiflora

Gaillardia

Gaillarde

Provides:

Nectar, pollen, seeds.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen, graines.

Galanthus species

Snowdrops

Perce-neige

Provides:

Very early nectar source.

Fournit:

Source de nectar très précoce.

Helianthus

Sunflower

Tournesol

Provides:

Seeds prized by birds, nectar and pollen.

Fournit:

Graines très prisées par les oiseaux, nectar, pollen.

Muscari

Grape hyacinth

Muscari

Provides:

Very early nectar source.

Fournit:

Source de nectar très précoce.

Sedum spectabilis

Ice plant

Orpin

Provides:

Midsummer nectar for bees and butterflies.

Fournit:

Nectar pour abeilles et papillons en plein été.

Stachys byzantina

Lamb’s ears

Oreille de lapin/Oreille d’ours

Provides:

Nectar, pollen.

Fournit:

Nectar, pollen.