Double shell pink (H16) flowers, Aug-Oct, with bright green foliage. Best double pink where a compact plant is required. Found near Radnor, Wales. Progeny: 'Aurora', 'Nele'; 'Radnor Gold'; 'Wollmer's Weiße'. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Double shell pink (H16) flowers, Aug-Sep, with light gold foliage in spring and summer turning more green in winter. Bushy, compact habit, similar to 'Radnor' from which it was a sport. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Long racemes of white flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Broad, vigorous upright habit. Sport from 'Ralph Purnell'. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with dark green foliage. Vigorous and floriferous. Named after the husband of Elsie Purnell. Progeny: 'Mirelle'; 'Ralph Purnell Select'; 'Ralph's Red'. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with bright light green foliage. In other respects it is very similar to 'Ralph Purnell'. Progeny: 'Raket' Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale purple flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Vigorous upright habit. Sport from 'Ralph's Red'. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Long racemes of deep purple red flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Upright habit. Sport from 'Ralph Purnell'. Progeny: 'Ralph's Pearl'. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
White flowers, Jul-Aug, with bright green foliage. Broad spreading habit. Named after the Master draper of Dundee d.1960, the grandfather of the introducer. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Deep crimson (H13) flowers, Aug-Sep, rather darker than 'Darkness' held in dense racemes with dark green foliage. Low spreading habit. A seedling found by Mr & Mrs Randall at Dunchideock, Devon, England near 'Darkness'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with yellow bronze foliage with coral tips. Compact habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers on reddish stems, Aug-Sept with dark green foliage. In spring the new growth is tipped orange and red. Named after Rebecca Okell, daughter of the nursery owner where the seedling was found. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Beetroot (H9) bud-bloomer, Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage. Broad, somewhat spreading and open habit. A sport on 'Plantarium' which is more red than 'Marleen' but less so than 'Alexandra'. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage in summer turning an intense orange/red in winter. This cultivar was grown for 7 years before naming during which time it remained completely prostrate. After naming, it started producing some more erect shoots. It is best described as having a semi-prostrate habit but it is still a distinct improvement on 'Golden Carpet' and 'John F. Letts' for winter foliage colour. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Double crimson (H13) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Broad spreading habit. Found as a sport on Calluna vulgaris 'J.H. Hamilton' in Germany. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sep, with light to mid-green foliage with brilliant red new growth which persists well into summer. Upright habit. It has much redder tips than 'Fred J. Chapple' which it was found nearby, hence its name. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Long spikes of purple-red flowers, Aug-Sep, with yellow-orange foliage deepening to orange-red in winter. Open spreading somewhat creeping habit. Seedling found by J. Proudfoot (Almondell Nursery, Methven, Perthshire, Scotland). Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dull gold foliage in summer turning reddish bronze in winter. A sport from 'Gold Haze'. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Jul-Aug, with bronze yellow foliage turning bronze red in winter. Vigorous upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Crimson (H13) flowers, Aug-Nov, with dark green foliage. Habit is reminiscent of 'Alba Rigida'. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pink flowers freely borne, Aug-Oct, with dark green foliage tipped red in spring. Prostrate habit. Found on Trink Hill, Cornwall, England. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Double cerise (H6) flowers, Sep-Oct, redder than 'Annemarie', from which it was a sport, with dark green foliage. Open habit. Outstanding. Progeny: 'Heidezauber'; 'Gleneagles'; 'White Star'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Crimson (H13) flowers, Jul-Sep, on dark green foliage. Upright. Canadian origin. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Long racemes of white flowers, Aug-Sep, on grey downy foliage with yellow tips in spring and summer. Very erect habit. One of the best spring tipped callunas. Named after the introducer's wife. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Profuse mauve (H2) flowers, Jul-Sep, with pale green foliage. Prostrate habit. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Oct, with orange foliage in summer deepening to red in winter. Erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale mauve flowers, Jul-Sep, with light green foliage tipped bright yellow in spring. Broad upright habit. Named after the introducer's daughter. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pale mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, on dark green foliage with occasional orange/yellow shoots. Found in a quarry in Rivington Park, Bolton, Lancashire, England. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, on soft yellow downy foliage becoming duller with red tints in winter. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Oct, with gold foliage in summer, orange in autumn, red in winter and spring. Rounded compact habit. Prone to disease. Named after the eldest child of Charles Chapman, Birmingham, England. Progeny: 'Gloucester Boy'. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Dark crimson flowers, Jul-Aug, with dark green foliage. Compact habit. Named after the introducing nursery. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Crimson flowers, Sep-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Upright habit. An un-named plant (which had been imported from Denmark) purchased about 1980 in a flower-shop at Vargön by Mrs Brita Johansson. It was named by Mrs Johansson by 1995 and introduced in 1995 by Henry Olofsson, Ödsby Nursery, Munkedal, Sweden. The Swedish word röding means "something red", an allusion to the flower colour.
Double ruby (H5) flowers with a white centre, Sep-Oct, with grey-green foliage. Broad, upright habit. Sport on 'H.E. Beale' found by J. Hachmann (Barmstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) by 2000.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with golden yellow foliage in summer turning bright orange in winter with deeper tips to the foliage. Recommended. A sport collected from a wild plant near Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford, Ireland Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Deep lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Neat habit. Very similar to 'Mullion'. Named after E. Hoare's wife. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Masses of purplish red buds of f. diplocalyx which fail to open, Aug-Nov, with dark hairy green foliage. Broad, erect habit. It is not named after anyone in particular. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
A good prostrate plant with yellow foliage in spring and summer turning orange-bronze in winter. It has yet to flower. Found in the Shetlands, Scotland. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
A lilac bud-bloomer (f. diplocalyx), Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage with a reddish tinge. Sport from 'Underwoodii'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with green/yellow foliage with the very occasional red shoot. It develops a loose open habit and is generally considered not as good as 'Rosalind, Underwood's'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Sep-Oct, with yellow/green foliage in summer, with yellow tips in autumn, winter, and spring. Outstanding. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Single heliotrope (H12) flowers, Aug-Sep, on bushy light green foliage. Spreading habit. American origin. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Beetroot (H9) flowers, Aug-Oct, with dark green foliage. Similar to 'Darkness' but flowers two weeks earlier. Found on Cluanie Moors, Inverness, Scotland. Named after the introducer's son. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
A bud-bloomer, (f. diplocalyx), with deep lilac red buds, Sep-Jan, with dark green foliage. Broad upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Crimson flowers, Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage. Upright habit. A deliberate cross of German origin between 'Darkness' and 'Beoley Crimson'. Progeny: 'Simone'; 'Weinroter Oktober'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with green foliage tipped red in spring turning orange later. Strong grower. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Jul-Sep, with light green foliage. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Aug-Oct, with yellow tips to bright green foliage in spring. Outstanding. Named after Leslie Slinger's wife. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Long racemes of deep lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with golden yellow foliage in summer turning a rusty red in winter. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Double white flowers, Aug-Oct, with yellow foliage throughout the year. Any reversion to green foliage should be removed as soon as possible. Sport from 'Alba Plena'. Named after the mother of J. W. Sparkes, the introducer. Progeny: 'Dart's Gold'. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
© The Heather Society, 4 September 2006