This plant list was created by MGF member and garden designer, Hilary Ivey, for the garden in Jocelyn’s new home in Saint-Siffret. Jocelyn was the branch head of MGS Languedoc for its first five years and a founder member of MGF.
Cette liste de plantes a été créée par Hilary Ivey, paysagiste et membre du MGF, pour le jardin de la nouvelle maison de Jocelyn à Saint-Siffret. Jocelyn a été le chef de MGS Languedoc pendant ses cinq premières années et un membre fondateur de MGF.
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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.
Leigh Nieuwoudt of Simply Indigenous (SA Bulb Company) has sent us this list of summer-flowering bulbs suitable for hot dry summers and winter temperatures to -10˚C.
Leigh Nieuwoudt de la pépinière ‘Simply Indigenous’ (SA Bulb Company) nous a envoyé cette liste des bulbes à floraison estivale qui conviennent pour des été secs et chauds et des températures hivernales inférieurs à -10°C.
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Agapanthus ‘Black Magic‘
Hybrid. Almost black flowers in summer. Full sun.
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Agapanthus ‘Lilac Mist‘
Hybrid. Bell-shaped lilac flowers in summer. Full sun
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Agapanthus comptonii subsp. comptonii
Blue flowers in summer. Sun or semi-shade. Evergreen.
Needs a little water throughout the year.
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus
Blue pendulous flowers in summer. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus ‘Graskop‘
Deep purple pendulous flowers in summer. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus ‘White‘
White pendulous flowers in summer. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis ‘Big Blue‘
Blue flowers in summer. Sun or semi-shade. Evergreen.
Needs a little water throughout the year.
Albuca altissima
White/greenish scented flowers, spring/summer.
Well-drained soil. Good for rockeries.
Albuca nelsonii
White flowers with greenish stripe, to 1m high. Evergreen.
Well-drained soil. Good for rockeries.
Albuca shawii
Yellow scented flowers, 15-40 cm high in spring/summer.
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Albuca sp. ‘Nottingham Road‘
White flowers in summer. Thick bright green leaves.
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Ammocharis coranica
Pink to burgundy scented flowers in summer.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Boophone disticha
Large fan-shaped leaves, pink flowers in summer. Full sun.
Needs very well-drained soil.
Brunsvigia grandiflora
Pink flowers in summer, to 80cm high. Full sun.
Needs very well-drained soil.
Bulbine narcissifolia
Succulent. Yellow flowers in autumn and spring. Full sun.
Needs very little water.
Crinum buphanoides
Fragrant white to pink flowers in summer. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Crinum gramnicola
Deep pink flowers in summer, broad, spreading leaves.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Crocosmia paniculata
Dark orange flowers in summer on tall stems. Pleated leaves. Full sun.
Well-drained soil.
Cyrtanthus contractus
Orange flowers spring/early summer, followed by leaves. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Dierama pendulum
Pink or white spring flowering varieties. Evergreen. Full sun.
Drimia capensis
White to yellowish flowers on tall stems in summer. Evergreen. Full sun.
Well-drained soil. Needs very little water in winter.
Drimia elata
Scented flowers on tall stems in a variety of colours in spring/summer.
Winter dormant.
Eucomis zambesiaca
Creamy white flowers in summer, to 25cm high. Full sun.
Winter dormant.
Gladiolus dalenii ‘Red Dazzle‘
Orange-red flowers in summer. Fast growing. Full sun.
Winter dormant.
Gladiolus papilio
Unusually coloured flowers in spring on tall stems. Full sun.
Winter dormant.
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
Yellow flowers in spring and summer. Full sun.
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Hypoxis sp.
Small yellow flowers in summer. Bright green leaves. Full sun.
Winter dormant.
Ledebouria ovatifolia
Pink flowers in spring and summer. Spotted leaves. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Ledebouria sp.
Pinkish-purple flowers in early summer. Pale green leaves. Full sun.
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Merwilla plumbea syn. Scilla natalensis
Blue flowers in summer, up to 25cm high. Full sun.
Needs well-drained soil. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
Nerine huttoniae
Large deep pink flowers in summer. Broad glossy leaves. Full sun.
Some water in summer. Keep dry during winter dormancy
Ornithogalum longibracteatum
Whiteish-green flowers in summer. Fast growing. Evergreen. Full sun.
Must be planted partially above ground. Needs very well-drained soil.
Prototulbaghia siebertii
Dwarf plant with white flowers in summer. Grass-like leaves. Full sun.
Keep dry during winter dormancy
Scadoxus puniceus
Orange-red flowers winter to spring. Sun or shade.
Keep dry when dormant.
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Green/orange sweetly-scented flowers throughout the year. Full sun.
Tulbaghia violacea
Lilac flowers with strong onion scent. Evergreen. Full sun.
Urginea altissima
White flowers with green stripe on tall stems in spring/early summer.
Well-drained soil. Needs very little water.
Watsonia angusta
Orange-red flowers in spring and summer. Evergreen. Full sun.
Watsonia knysnana x pillansii ‘Crimson Lake‘
Cerise pink flowers in summer. Fan-shaped leaves. Evergreen. Full sun.
Watsonia knysnana x pillansii ‘Helvetica‘
Pale pink flowers in summer. Fan-shaped leaves. Evergreen. Full sun.
Watsonia knysnana x pillansii ‘Pink Porcelain‘
Pale pink flowers in summer. Fan-shaped leaves. Evergreen. Full sun.
Watsonia pillansii
Orange-red flowers in spring and summer. Evergreen. Full sun.
