'October White'

White flowers, Oct-Nov, with dark green foliage. Erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: THS, 14e, 15b, 15d, 15h

'Odette'

Lilac pink flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Broad spreading habit. Sport from 'Beoley Crimson'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: THS, 14e

'Oiseval'

White flowers, Jul-Aug, with light green foliage. Mounding habit. One of the best St. Kilda heathers, collected as clone K52. Named after a hill on Hirta, one of the St. Kilda group of islands. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 26-30cm.

Sources: THS, 14e, 15b, 15d

'Old Rose'

Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with green/gold foliage in summer with orange tints in winter. The new growth in spring has red tips. Dense spreading habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 46-60cm.

Sources: THS, 14e

'Olive Turner'

Mauve/pink (H2/H8) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage tipped red and cream in spring. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.

Sources: THS, 14e, 15b, 15d

'Olympic Gold'

Light mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with light golden yellow foliage throughout the year. Spreading growth when young becoming more upright. Vigorous. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.

Sources: THS, 14e, 14v

'Orange and Gold'

Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with orange and gold foliage. Semi-prostrate habit with curling stems. Vigorous. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: THS, 14e

'Orange Beauty'

Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with orange foliage in winter turning gold in summer. Broad erect habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: 15b

'Orange Carpet'

Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage in summer, orange in winter. Spreading habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: THS, 14e, 15h

'Orange Max'

Pale lilac pink (H11) flowers, Jul-Aug, with bronze yellow foliage in summer turning bronze red in winter. Creeping habit. Found by Jan Dekker, Mijdrecht, Netherlands and named after his dog! Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.

Sources: THS, 4l, 14e, 15b

'Orange Queen'

Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with bronze foliage in autumn, orange in winter and gold in summer. Progeny: 'White Gold'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.

Sources: THS, 7j, 11c, 11t, 12j, 13k, 14e, 14v, 14y, 15b, 15h, 15m

'Öxabäck'

Few mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Oct, with bright green foliage. It has a dwarf compact humpy habit which is its chief attraction. Named after a region in Sweden where it was found. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 26-30cm.

Sources: THS, 7j, 14e

'Oxshott Common'

Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Oct, with downy grey green foliage. Later flowering than some of the other greys. Free flowering. Recommended. Found on Oxshott Common, Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 75-100cm.

Sources: THS, 1z, 7j, 12j, 14e, 15b, 15d, 15h

© The Heather Society, 29 November 2005