MGi Seed Collection / Collection de graines MGi

MGi Seed Collection / Collection de graines MGi
(updated / mise à jour: January / janvier 2025)

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

Borago officinalis ‘Alba‘ (Belgium)

Brassica oleracea (Morocco)

Photo: Brassica oleracea var. arborea

Calendula officinalis (Spain)

Centaurea cyanus (Spain)

 

Cephalaria transsylvanica (France)

Cerinthe major subsp. purpurascens (France)

Cerinthe retorta (France)

Cosmos sulphureus (Costa Rica)

Crupina crupinastrum (Greece)

Cucurbita maxima (France)
Potimarron

Cucurbita maxima ‘Bleu de Hongrie‘ (France)

Delphinium ajacis (Greece)

Delphinium consolida (France)

Delphinium staphisagria (France)

Erysimum x cheiri (France)

Eschscholzia californica (France) ^AGM

Eschscholzia lobbii (Greece)

 

Euphorbia cyathophora (Portugal)

Galactites tomentosa (France)

Glaucium corniculatum (France)

Helianthus annuus (Spain)

Iberodes linifolia (USA) ^AGM
syn. Omphalodes linifolia

Impatiens balsamina (France)

mixed

Impatiens balsamina (France)

red flowers

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 (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 (France) ^AGM

Papaver dubium (Spain)

 

Papaver glaucum (Greece)

Papaver rhoeas (France)

Papaver somniferum (France)
Paeoniiflorum Group

Pink flowers

Papaver somniferum (France)
Paeoniiflorum Group

Red flowers

Papaver somniferum (Greece)

Pink flowers

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 rotundifolia (Morocco)

Ampelopsis glandulosa f. elegans (France)

Aristolochia gigantea (Portugal) ^AGM
syn. Aristolochia grandiflora

Camptosema rubicundum (France)

Canarina canariensis (France) ^AGM

Clematis flammula (Greece)

Clitoria ternatea (Spain)

Cochliasanthus caracalla (Spain)
syn. Vigna caracalla

Dolichandra unguis-cati (France) ^AGM

Gloriosa superba (Spain) ^AGM

Ipomoea alba (Spain)

Lophospermum scandens (France) ^AGM

Lophospermum scandens ‘Snowwhite‘ (France)

Mandevilla laxa (Greece) ^AGM

Maurandya barclayana (Belgium)
syn. Asarina barclaiana

Muehlenbeckia complexa (France)

Pandorea jasminoides (Greece) ^AGM

Pink flowers

Passiflora capsularis ‘Vanilla Cream‘ (France)

Petrea volubilis (Spain)

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)

Albuca namaquensis (France)

Allium cristophii (France) ^AGM

Allium farreri (Belgium)

Allium neapolitanum (Belgium)

Allium tuberosum (France)

Allium unifolium (USA) ^AGM

Aloe striata (Spain)

Aloiampelos striatula (Greece) ^AGM
syn. Aloe striatula

Asphodelus fistulosus (Spain)

Babiana nervosa (USA) ^AGM
syn. Babiana stricta

Brodiaea elegans (USA)

Crocosmia sp. (France)

Crocus tommasinianus (Belgium) ^AGM

Cyclamen cilicium (USA) ^AGM

Cyclamen libanoticum (France)

Dietes grandiflora (Australia)

Eucomis bicolor (USA) ^AGM

Ferraria crispa (USA)

Fessia greilhuberi (Belgium)

 

Freesia laxa (USA) ^AGM

Salmon with red spots

Freesia laxa (red form) (France) ^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)

Iris domestica (France)
syn. Belamcanda chinensis

Iris graminea (France) ^AGM

Iris orientalis (France) ^AGM

 

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

Ixia sp. (Spain)

Lachenalia bulbifera (France) ^AGM
syn. Lachenalia bifolia

Lachenalia quadricolor (Portugal) ^AGM

Lilium regale (USA) ^AGM

Pseudomuscari chalusicum (Belgium)

Tulipa clusiana ‘Tinka‘ (France) ^AGM

Veltheimia bracteata (USA) ^AGM

Watsonia bicolor (France)

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (France) ^AGM

Austrostipa elegantissima (France)
syn. Stipa elegantissima

Calamagrostis arundinacea (France) ^AGM

Carex buchananii (France)

Chasmanthium latifolium (France)

Eustachys distichophylla (France)

Festuca glauca (France)

Lygeum spartum (Spain)

Otatea acuminata (Portugal)

Photo: Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum

Phaenosperma globosa (France)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Spain)

Abutilon theophrasti (France)

Achillea ageratum ‘Moonwalker‘ (Greece)

Achillea filipendulina (France)

Achillea sp. (Greece)

Photo: Achillea millefolium

Achillea umbellata (France)

Actaea matsumurae (Belgium)

Agapanthus sp. (France)

Alcea rosea (France)

Pink flowers

 

Alcea rosea (France)

White flowers with a violet centre

Allium filstulosum

Allium senescens (Belgium)

Alstroemeria psittacina (Belgium)

Amsonia tabernaemontana (France)

Anemone coronaria (France)

Anisodontea capensis (France)

Antirrhinum majus (Portugal)

Aquilegia caerulea (France)

Aristolochia fimbriata (USA)

Artemisia stelleriana (USA)

Ballota pseudodictamnus (Spain)

Begonia grandis (France) ^AGM

Billbergia nutans (Greece)

Bituminaria bituminosa (France)

Borrichia frutescens (USA)

Campanula primulifolia (Belgium)

Canna patens (Norway)

Catananche caerulea (France)

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (France) ^AGM

 

Cheirolophus canariensis (Spain)

Cheirolophus intybaceus (France)

Chelonopsis moschata ‘Alba‘ (Belgium)

Cicerbita alpina (Belgium)

Coreopsis gigantea (Spain)

Crithmum maritimum (France)

Cynara cardunculus (France) ^AGM

Dianella tasmanica (France)

Dianthus anatolicus (Greece)

Dianthus giganteus (Italy)

 

Dianthus hyssopifolius (France)

Dianthus rupicola (Spain)

Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls‘ (Spain)

Dicliptera suberecta (France)

Digitalis lutea (Belgium) ^AGM

Dimorphotheca ecklonis (Spain)

Dimorphotheca fruticosa (Spain)

Diplotaxis tenuifolia ‘Wasabi Rocket‘ (Spain)

Photo: Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Echinops latifolius (France)

Echinops ritro (Spain)

Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus (USA) ^AGM

Elsholtzia stauntonii (Belgium)

Epilobium canum ‘Western Hills‘ (Spain) ^AGM

Erigeron karvinskianus (France) ^AGM

Eryngium amethystinum (France)

Eryngium pandanifolium (Germany) ^AGM

Euphorbia myrsinites (France)

Ferula communis (France)

Fibigia clypeata (Greece)

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

Galega officinalis ‘Alba‘ (Belgium)

Gaura lindheimeri (Spain) ^AGM

Recommended Easy seeds/ Graines faciles

Gazania rigens (France)

 

Gazania sp. (Spain)

mixed series

Goniolimon speciosum (France)

 

Grindelia hirsutula (France)
syn. Grindelia robusta

Haloragis erecta (France)

Helianthus debilis (USA)

Helichrysum orientale (France)

Heliconia sp. (Costa Rica)

Heuchera cylindrica (Belgium)

Hibiscus coccineus (France)

Hibiscus moscheutos (Morocco)

Hunnemannia fumariifolia (USA)

Iberis semperflorens (France)

Inula helenium (France)

Jacobaea maritima (France)

 

Knautia arvensis (France)

Lathyrus grandiflorus (France) ^AGM

Lathyrus latifolius (France) ^AGM

Ligusticopsis wallichiana (Belgium) ^AGM
syn. Selinum wallichianum

Limonium perezii (Australia)

Limonium platyphyllum (Belgium)

 

Limonium vulgare (France)

Linaria capraria (France)

Linum perenne (Germany)

Liriope muscari (France) ^AGM

Lomelosia minoana (France)

Lupinus pubescens (Ecuador)

Mandragora officinarum (France)

 

Matthiola fruticulosa (Greece)

Matthiola sinuata (Greece)

Mentha pulegium (Morocco)

Mirabilis jalapa (Belgium)

Modiolastrum lateritium (France)
syn. Malvastrum lateritium

Monarda didyma (Morocco)

Photo: Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline‘

Ocimum kilimandscharicum (Morocco)

 

Oenothera elata (USA)

Oenothera missouriensis (Spain)
syn. Oenothera macrocarpa

Oenothera odorata (France)

Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens‘ (France)

Origanum dictamnus (France)

Origanum majorana (France)

Oxypetalum coeruleum (USA)
syn. Tweedia coerulea

Paeonia mascula (Norway)

Paeonia mascula subsp. mascula (Norway)

Paeonia officinalis (France)

Papaver atlanticum (France)

Papaver atlanticum ‘Flore Pleno‘ (France)

Pavonia missionum (France)

Penstemon digitalis (Belgium)

Penstemon hartwegii (USA) ^AGM

Phlomis lychnitis (Spain)

Phlomoides tuberosa (Belgium)

Phygelius ‘Mme Aerts‘ (Belgium)

Physostegia virginiana (France)

 

Plantago sp. (Spain)

Platycodon grandiflorus (France) ^AGM

Psephellus bellus (France) ^AGM
syn. Centaurea bella

Ranunculus creticus (France)

Rehmannia piasezkii (Norway) ^AGM
syn. Rehmannia elata

Rheum altaicum (France)
syn. Rheum rhaponticum

Rhodanthemum hosmariense (France) ^AGM

Ricinus communis ‘Carmencita‘ (Spain) ^AGM

Can be grown as an annual

Romneya coulteri (Fance) ^AGM

Rudbeckia fulgida (France)

Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm‘ (USA) ^AGM

Ruellia nudiflora (France)

Ruellia squarrosa (France)

Salvia apiana (France)

Salvia candelabrum (France) ^AGM

Recommended Easy seeds/ Graines faciles

Salvia eigii (Cyprus)

Salvia forsskaolei (France)

Salvia fruticosa (France)

Salvia interrupta (Cyprus)

Salvia palaestina (Spain)

Salvia pomifera (Spain)

Salvia taraxacifolia (Italy)

Salvia viscosa (France)

Santolina magonica (Spain)

Scutellaria pontica (Belgium)

Senecio eruciformis (France)

Senecio linifolius (France)

Silene caroliniana (Belgium)

Silene coronaria (France)

Silene coronaria ‘Alba‘ (France) ^AGM

Sisyrinchium angustifolium (France)

Sisyrinchium californicum (Belgium)

Sisyrinchium striatum (France)

Strelitzia nicolai (Spain)

Talinum paniculatum (France)

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

Tanacetum parthenium (France)

 

Tanacetum vulgare (France)

Tanacetum vulgare subsp. vulgare (France)

Thalia dealbata (Portugal)

Aquatic plant

Tinantia pringlei (France)

Tithonia diversifolia (Costa Rica)

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 retinodes (France)

Acacia semilunata (France)

Acacia uncinata (France)
syn. Acacia calamifolia

Acacia verticillata (France)

Acacia vestita ‘Sainte Hélène‘ (France)

Anthyllis barba-jovis (France)

Bartlettina sordida (Australia)

Bauhinia monandra (Costa Rica)

Bauhinia variegata (Spain)

Berberis darwinii (USA) ^AGM

Buddleja globosa (France) ^AGM

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Morocco) ^AGM

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Costa Rica) ^AGM

Calliandra haematocephala (USA)

Callicarpa bodinieri (France)

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

Capparis spinosa (France)

Carissa macrocarpa (Italy)

Ceratostigma willmottianum (France) ^AGM

Chimonanthus praecox (France)

Cistus albidus (Spain)

Cistus creticus (France)

Cistus crispus (France)

Cistus ladanifer (France)

Cistus monspeliensis (France)

Cistus populifolius (Morocco)

Cistus salviifolius (France)

Clianthus puniceus (USA) ^AGM

Cneorum tricoccon (France)

Cnicothamnus lorentzii (France)

Colutea arborescens (France)

Duranta erecta (France)

Duranta erecta (Morocco)

White form

Duranta erecta ‘Sapphire Showers‘ (Greece)

Echium fastuosum (Spain)

Elaeagnus angustifolia (Spain)

Eremophila densifolia (Australia)

Eremophila polyclada (Australia)

Erica multiflora (Spain)

Erythrina crista-galli (Portugal) ^AGM

Euryops pectinatus (France) ^AGM

Felicia amelloides (France)

Fuchsia paniculata (USA) ^AGM

 

Gambelia juncea (USA)

Globularia alypum (Spain)

Guichenotia ledifolia (Australia)

Hakea drupacea (France)

Hakea petiolaris subsp. angusta (France)

 

Hakea sp. (Australia)

Halesia carolina (USA) ^AGM

Hamelia patens (Costa Rica)

 

Harpullia pendula (Malta)

Heteromeles arbutifolia (France)

Hippophae rhamnoides (Spain)

Hypericum balearicum (Spain)

 

Hypericum grandifolium (Spain)

Hypericum sp. (France)

Photo: Hypericum calycinum

Juniperus phoenicea (Spain)

Lantana camara (Spain)

Soft yellow and pink flowers

Lavandula dentata (France)

Leptospermum scoparium (Spain)

Leucadendron ‘Green Apple‘ (Australia)

Leucadendron laureolum (South Africa)

Leycesteria formosa (USA)

Lomelosia cretica (Spain)

 

Lomelosia cretica ‘Jeanne et Jean‘ (France)

Luculia pinceana (Australia)

Lupinus arboreus (USA) ^AGM

 

Lupinus longifolius (USA)

Medicago arborea (Greece)

Melaleuca elliptica (France)

Melaleuca linearis (USA) ^AGM
syn. Callistemon linearis

Melaleuca pallida (Australia)
syn. Callistemon pallidus

Melianthus comosus (France)

Melianthus major (Spain) ^AGM

 

Micromeria filiformis (Spain)

Myrsine africana (France)

Nerium oleander (Greece) ^AGM

Pale peach flowers
Photo: Nerium oleander ‘Angiolo Pucci‘

Nicotiana glauca (Morocco)

Paeonia delavayi (USA)

 

Paeonia rockii (Norway)

White petals with purple markings

Paeonia rockii (Norway)

Buds with hint of pink

Pavonia hastata (France)

Pavonia praemorsa (France)

Phlomis fruticosa (Spain) ^AGM

Phlomis leucophracta (France)

Phlomis purpurea (France)

Pistacia terebinthus (France)

Plumeria rubra (USA) ^AGM

Prostanthera lasianthos (USA) ^AGM

Ptilostemon chamaepeuce (France)

Quercus coccifera (Spain)

Retama monosperma (Spain)

Retama raetam (Greece)

Rhus integrifolia (USA)

Romneya trichocalyx (France)

Rosa rugosa (USA)

Salvia africana-caerulea (Greece)

Salvia desoleana (Cyprus)

Salvia disermas (Australia)

Salvia leucophylla (Australia)

Salvia microphylla (USA)

Salvia scabra (Australia)

Salvia yangii (France)
syn. Perovskia atriplicifolia

Santolina chamaecyparissus (France)

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis (France)

Senna acclinis (Australia)

Senna artemisioides (USA) ^AGM

Senna candolleana (Chile)

Senna corymbosa (Spain)

Senna septemtrionalis (France)

Sesbania punicea (France)

Sophora davidii (France)

Sophora macrocarpa (Chile)

Spartium junceum (Portugal) ^AGM

Hot water treatment / traitement eau chaude

Styrax officinalis (France)

Tagetes lemmonii (Portugal)

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)

Xanthoceras sorbifolium (France) ^AGM

Zanthoxylum piperitum (France)

Adenium obesum (France) ^AGM

Agave ovatifolia (France)

Agave parryi (USA) ^AGM

Agave sisalana (Oman)

Agave victoriae-reginae (France) ^AGM

Eriosyce subgibbosa (Chile)

Ferocactus peninsulae (Morocco)

Hesperaloe parviflora (Spain)

 

Kleinia mandraliscae (France)

Kroenleinia grusonii (Morocco) ^AGM

Puya mirabilis (France)

Sempervivum Chick Charms ‘Plum Parfait‘ (France)

 

Senecio sempervivus (France)

Acacia adunca (France)

Acacia covenyi (France)

Acacia saligna (Portugal)
syn. Acacia cupularis

Albizia julibrissin (Greece)

Alectryon coriaceus (Australia)

Allocasuarina verticillata (Australia)

Angophora hispida (Australia)

Cedrela odorata (Ecuador)

Spanish cedar

 

Cedrela salvadorensis (USA)

Ceiba speciosa (France)

Cercis siliquastrum (Spain)

Conocarpus erectus (USA)

Cryptocarya alba (Chile)

Diospyros kaki (Greece)

Elaeodendron croceum (Australia)

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Costa Rica)

Eucalyptus albopurpurea (France)

Eucalyptus brandiana (Australia)

Eucalyptus caesia subsp. magna (Australia) ^AGM

Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Italy)

Eucalyptus petiolaris (France)

Eucalyptus rhodantha (Australia)

 

Eucalyptus youngiana (Australia)

Ficus elastica (Morocco)

Gymnostoma australianum (Australia)

Hymenosporum flavum (Greece)

Jacaranda sp. (Spain) ^AGM

Photo: Jacaranda mimosifolia

Koelreuteria bipinnata (France)

Koelreuteria paniculata (Italy)

Lagunaria patersonia (Malta)

Leucaena retusa (France)

Moringa oleifera (Spain)

Ostrya carpinifolia (France)

 

Persea barbujana (France)
syn. Persea canariensis

Robinia pseudoacacia (France)

Tamarindus indica

Terminalia oblonga (Costa Rica)

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.