Pale mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with glaucous green foliage. Free flowering. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage tinted bronze which darkens in winter. Compact slender habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with pale grey foliage. It has an open habit with twisted stems. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale pink (H8) double flowers, Sep-Nov, with grey-green foliage. Erect open habit. The colour shade of the flowers is between 'Peter Sparkes' and 'Elsie Purnell'. Sport on 'Peter Sparkes' found by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) in 1984. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale lavender flowers, Jul-Sep, with bright golden foliage throughout the year. Compact erect habit. Recommended. American origin. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White multi-bracteate flowers, Sep-Jan, with bright green foliage. Strong upright but broad habit. This plant is the result of deliberate crossing of 'Battle of Arnhem' and 'Long White' by Kurt Kramer in Germany. Kurt Kramer passed the propagation rights to the Dutch Heather Society as a mark of respect to the famous battle of the Second World War. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pearl white flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Compact erect habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lilac-pink flowers, Jul-Aug, with deep gold foliage, shaded bronze and red in cold weather. Low, spreading compact habit. Like 'Arran Gold' but much hardier and more reliable. Very early sprouting in spring. A seedling deliberately raised by Brita Johansson (Vargön, Sweden) but the parents not known. Named after the Johanssons' fox terrier. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct with purple green foliage. Compact habit. Named after the village near where it was found. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Oct, with golden foliage deepening to orange in winter. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with lemon yellow foliage throughout the year. Broad upright habit. Found in Fife, Scotland. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pink (H8) flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. A vigorous compact cushion Calluna. Found among stone chippings in disused quarry, it is named after Miss Penny Ide and the bun-shape of the plant. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Very unusual beetroot (H9) coloured multi-bracteate flowers, Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage. Erect habit. Raised in Edewecht-Süddorf. Germany, by Kurt Kramer being a deliberate cross between Calluna vulgaris 'Allegro' and Calluna vulgaris 'Battle of Arnhem', hence its name. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Long racemes of double rose pink (H7) flowers, Aug-Nov, with dark green foliage. Outstanding in trials. Named after the son of J.W. Sparkes. Progeny: 'Annemarie'; 'Heidefeuer'; 'Llanbedrog Pride'; 'Pastell'; 'Scholje's Heidebrand'; 'Scholje's Rubin'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Very broad habit. Named after Petra van Dijke, grand-daughter of P.G. Zwijnenburg, a well-known nurseryman from Boskoop, Netherlands. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with downy silver-grey foliage in summer deepening to the colour of old pewter plate in winter, hence its name. Spreading habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Masses of pure pink buds, (f. diplocalyx) which fail to open, resulting in a long flowering period, Aug-Dec. It has bright green foliage and a compact upright habit. Sport from 'Alicia'. A pretty addition to the budbloomer range. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Double shell pink (H16) flowers, Aug-Sep, with golden foliage in summer turning a rusty red in winter. A sport from 'Golden Dream' with a similar habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage which occasionally throws the odd white flowering reversion to 'White Gown'. Upright habit. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Lilac flowers, Aug-Sep, with grey foliage exhibiting pink tips in spring which turn silvery pink. Found before 1991 and introduced by G. K. Langenberg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1992. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pale lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep. New growth is pink-tipped and is thought to be a seedling from 'Hammondii Aureifolia'. Erect habit. American origin. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Red buds which fail to open (f. diplocalyx), Sep-Oct, with dark green foliage. Bushy habit. Sport from 'David Eason'. Progeny: 'Redbud'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Double white flowers, Aug-Sep, with bright green foliage. Found at the Southport Flower Show, Lancashire, England by Jack Platt, the well known heather 'collector', it was a heather unknown to him. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender flowers, Aug-Sep, with yellow/orange foliage tinted red and bronze becoming more red in winter. Dwarf spreading habit similar to 'Multicolor'. A seedling found by R. J. Brien (Pitcairngreen Heather Farm, Perth, Scotland) by 1985. Named after Bob Brien's youngest grand-daughter. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Jul-Sep, with bright green foliage which is tipped a creamy white in winter and spring. Broad spreading habit and a little lower than 'Anneke'. Of Dutch origin, the name means Pole Star. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Jul-Sep, with bright green foliage. Good dwarf variety, yet very spreading. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Jul-Sep, with dark green foliage. Close spreading and graceful habit. Floriferous. It received its name as a result of winning a prize at a Royal Horticultural Society Show on its first showing. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dull green foliage. Low prostrate spreading growth with down-curved tips. Suitable for hanging baskets. Similar to 'Kuphaldtii' but larger. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pink (H8) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage in summer turning orange in winter. Semi-prostrate. The older foliage is prone to browning. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Magenta (H14) flowers, Aug-Sep, with a narrow and erect habit with gold foliage in summer fading to yellow/green later in the year. Sport from 'Firefly'. Punch was a dog who took a liking for this heather after eating his owners food! Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Few mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. A closely growing plant of dwarf habit. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 16-20cm.
Long stems of white flowers, Aug-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Attractively shaped plant. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Sparse mauve flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. A dwarf cultivar forming an upright growing mat. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
© The Heather Society, 12 January 2006