Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Beauty'

Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Beauty'AGM

Semi-double deep cerise (H6) flowers, Aug-Oct, deepening to ruby (H5) with dark green foliage. Compact habit. Found as a sport on 'Darkness' after X-ray treatment. Certainly one of the best cultivars to be introduced in recent times, gaining a Gold Medal in Boskoop, Holland in 1990. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: THS, 1a, 1e, 1z, 2b, 4l, 5b, 6c, 6h, 7j, 9b, 11c, 11t, 12b, 12j, 13j, 14b, 14e, 14g, 14q, 14s, 14v, 14x, 14y, 14z, 15b, 15d, 15f, 15h, 15m

© The Heather Society, 7 October 2005