Regional plants
Discover the great diversity of plants in the Marne region
Our remarkable plants
The Champagne region boasts a rich biodiversity of natural environments. More than 4,000 species have been recorded in the region’s natural areas of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest.
Forests, parks and gardens are home to varieties specific to the Marne.
The famous “Faux de Verzy” in the heart of the Montagne de Reims borders on the “Rose Marne” and the “Orchids of Champagne”…
Bouzy’s irises
If Bouzy in Champagne is famous for its red wine, it’s also famous for its ” Bouzy-Bouzy ” iris. A wine-red iris. In this Champagne village between Reims and Epernay, irises have been grown for decades. In fact, Bouzy’s chalky, filtering soil suits it very well, as the iris is a plant that hates stubborn soil; it’s not greedy for water or fertilizer.
Irises particularly appreciate a sunny exposure, making them the ideal plant to plant along a very warm wall.
From May onwards, they bloom by the hundred in Bouzy!
La rose Marne
In 1915, the “La Marne” rose was created by Orléans rose grower Barbier. The rose is a tribute to the French soldiers who won the 1st Battle of the Marne on September 6, 1914.
Its glossy, disease-free, dark green foliage and semi-double, remontant, deep-pink flowers with white centers are a real eye-catcher.
Over time, its qualities gradually faded and the rose eventually disappeared from nurseries. In 1995, Edith Brochet Lanvin, nurserywoman in Nanteuil la Forêt and specialist in old roses, admired this rose, photographed in a Californian cemetery, in a book. After a little research, she managed to find it in the Haye les Roses rose garden and successfully grafted it to adapt to the soil of the Marne.
Since then, it has been the symbol of the Marne department, winner of the “Trophée National du Département Fleuri” since 1997.
Les Orchidée de Champagne
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Champagne-Ardenne is extremely rich in orchids, with around fifty species on show to curious walkers, from the marsh monorchis to the limestone grassland burnt orchis.
Orchids generally live in poor, dry, calcareous soils. But they can also be found in damp, acidic soils. In our region, they flower mainly from April to June.
The Montagne de Reims Regional Nature Park offers guided tours of this fragile and delicate plant in its natural environment.
The peony
The“Victoire de la Marne” peony was created during the Great War as a tribute to the fighting of 1914.
A hardy and robust double peony, well rounded and light raspberry-red in color, it blooms more and more spectacularly as the years go by.
It is available from the Jardin Botanique de la Presle.
Ancient fruit trees
70 old varieties of fruit trees from the Argonne region, once famous for its cider, can be visited in Noirlieu at the GAEC des pépinières Defontaine. “Pomme d’api, chrétien rouge, court pendu, pépin sonnant” – the old-timers had a great sense of humor when it came to naming new varieties. The taste for authenticity comes from diversity, and the whole nursery team derives enormous personal satisfaction from this.
It is also a renowned fruit conservatory recognized by the Conseil Départemental de la Mar
Spirée Magnum Rosé
A unique specimen born from seed, Spirée Magnum Rosé, derived from a Japanese Spirea normally less than 1 m tall, is a giant that takes elegance to the highest level: 2.30 meters.
Hydrangea“la Marne
A Belle Epoque variety, created by E. Moulière in 1917 as a tribute to the fighting in the Great War.
This variety of hydrangea, with its thick, sturdy stems, bears huge balls of jagged flowers that bloom in refined, rare halftones ranging from mauve-pink to blue, depending on the soil.
It is available from the Jardin Botanique de la Presle.
Selection of Escapades
Continue your discovery of trees, plants and gardens…
Les Faux de Verzy
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