Double shell pink (H16) flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Broad erect habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Few pale mauve (H2) flowers, Jul-Aug, with downy yellow/green foliage tipped yellow in spring. Named after the finder. Swedish origin. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Very sparse mauve (H2) multi-bracteate flowers, Dec-Jan, with dark green foliage. More of a botanical curiosity than of garden value although the foliage effect is good. Progeny: 'Christmas Candle' Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Masses of heliotrope (H12) flowers over a long period, Jul-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Compact, creeping, cushion forming habit. Sport on 'Foxii Nana'. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Oct, with dark green foliage tipped cream in spring. Named after Brian Proudley's daughter. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with light green foliage tinged with salmon giving an unusual and pleasing effect. Semi-prostrate habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Crimson (H13) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage in summer turning a deep red in winter. Erect very compact habit. Named after the finder's son. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pink (H8) flowers, Aug-Oct, with gold foliage in summer turning a golden bronze in winter. Considered to have a better constitution than 'Sunset', it tends to be more green in appearance. Open erect habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Attractive salmon pink bud-bloomer (f. diplocalyx), Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage. Erect, reasonably compact habit. It was found west of Beacon of Sandhammaren, Skåne, Sweden. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Dwarf habit. Found on cliff top near Sandwood Bay, Cape Wrath, Scotland. Progeny: 'Dark Sandwood Bay'. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
A bud-bloomer with long racemes of white buds, Aug-Nov, exhibiting yellow foliage throughout the year. Sport on 'Melanie' found in the nursery of Marohn & Häger (Apen, Germany) in 1995. Progeny: 'Theresa'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with yellow foliage in spring and summer turning yellow/green in winter. It is lower growing and has larger flowers than 'David Platt'. Named after the finder's grand-daughter. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Deep lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Erect habit. Exceptionally hardy. Named after Rembrandt's wife. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Indistinguishable from Calluna vulgaris 'Josefine'. Introduced by Matthias Küppers (Straelen, Germany) by 1993. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
A bud-bloomer with grey-white buds turning pale lilac with age, Sep-Nov, with mid-green foliage. The habit is similar to 'Marleen' from which it was a sport. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm. A literal translation from German name means snow cloud.
Large rose-pink double flowers, Aug-Oct, spaced like pearls on a string with grey-green foliage. Sport on 'Elsie Purnell' found by Dietrich Scholjegerdes (Bad Zwischenahn, Germany) in 1984. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Bright fiery red double flowers, Sep-Oct, with dark green foliage. Upright broad habit. Sport from 'Peter Sparkes' found in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pink (H8) flowers, Aug-Oct, with green foliage. Ht. 30cm. Spd. 40cm.
Purple red double flowers, Sep-Oct, with dark green foliage. Broad erect habit. Yet another sport from 'Peter Sparkes' found in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Purple red double flowers, Aug-Nov, with dark green foliage. Broad erect habit. A sport from 'Schurig's Sensation' found by Dietrich Scholjegerdes, Bad Zwischenahn, Germany in 1983. Very similar to 'Annemarie'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Double dark pink (H8/H14) flowers, Aug-Nov, with dark green foliage. Similar to 'Peter Sparkes' but in fact a sport from 'H.E. Beale' found at Holstein, Germany. Progeny: 'Nele'; 'Scholje's Super Star'; 'Schurig's Wonder'; 'Twilight'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale almost silvery double flowers, Aug-Nov, with dark green foliage. Sport on 'Schurig's Sensation' found by H. Hoekert (Oldebroek, Netherlands) and introduced in 1987. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers with a suggestion of lilac (H4), Aug-Sep, with feathery pale lime green foliage. Named after a blend of whisky. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
A ball of moss-like green foliage which grows very slowly. It has not flowered. Very much a novelty plant. Named after a village in Czechoslovakia. Ht. < 10cm. Spd. 10-15cm.
Crimson flowers (H13), Aug-Sep, with orange yellow flecked foliage. Compact habit. Sport from 'Darkness'. Named after the wood behind the originating nursery in Germany. Progeny: 'Hoyerhagen'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Bright mauve-pink flowers, Sep-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Sep-Oct, with dense mid-green foliage. Upright habit. Progeny: 'Serlei Aurea'; 'Serlei Grandiflora'; 'Serlei Rubra'. Ht. 61-75cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
White flowers, Sep-Oct, on yellow/green foliage throughout year with yellow tips in summer and autumn. A sport from 'Serlei'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Nov, with mid-green foliage. A very vigorous sport from 'Serlei'. Ht. 75-100cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Purplish pink flowers, Sep-Oct, with dark green foliage. Erect compact habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Oct, with mid-green foliage. An excellent plant which originated as a sport on 'Serlei'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sep, with yellow foliage in summer turning a rusty red from autumn to spring. Narrow erect racemes with flowers having up to eight deeply coloured bracts. Spreading compact habit. Very hardy. Named from 1001 nights, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pale lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sept, with tiny mid-green leaves. Compact habit. Found on Tore Mosse near Vänersborg, western Sweden, by Mrs Brita Johansson in 1985. The name is what Kerstin Johansson, daughter of finder, called herself as a child. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Upright vigorous habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
White flowers, Jul-Sep, with bright green foliage. Compact spreading habit. Its origin is unknown but probably emanates from a nursery in north or central Limburg, Netherlands before 1993. The name literally translates as silver asparagus reflecting the colour of the flowers and the region where found which is famous for growing asparagus. Therefore this name contravenes the ICNCP (1995, Art. 17.13) which forbids the use of the vernacular names of other plants as the final part of a cultivar name. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Pale purple flowers (H2/H10), Aug-Sep, with silver-grey pubescent foliage. Semi-prostrate compact habit. One of the few greys that does not exhibit drab foliage in the winter. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender flowers, Aug-Sep, on long arching stems of bright silver grey foliage. Open erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with downy silver grey foliage. Upright habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage that darkens later in the season. Broad erect growth. Ht. 40cm. Spd. 50cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with downy grey foliage deepening in winter to purple/grey. Neat but vigorous upright habit. Named "Because it stands straight up like a knight in armour". Progeny: 'Flaming Silver'; 'Gold Knight'; 'Grizabella'; 'Inge'; 'Velvet Fascination'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with downy silver grey foliage. Broad spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sep, with hairy silver grey foliage. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale amethyst (H1) flowers, Aug-Sep, giving a silvery hue to the plant. Mid-green foliage with brown tips. Erect habit. Named after the finder's daughter, Sandra Visser. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Spiky habit, flowers well on laterals. Open erect habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with downy silver grey foliage. Spreading habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with greyish green foliage. Broad erect habit. It was a seedling; found in the garden of Gerard and Jeannette Vandereyt, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium in about 1995 and named after their only child. Ht. 30cm. Spd. 30cm.
Dark crimson-red flowers, Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage. Upright habit. A sport on 'Roter Oktober' found by Johannes van der Schaaf (Geldern-Veert, Germany) in 1993 and introduced in 1996, which has less blue in the flower colour. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Dome shaped 'pin-cushion'. Named in honour of the famous actor. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Deep lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with red foliage in winter, bronze in spring, gold in summer, tipped with scarlet in autumn. Broad upright habit. Named after the then President of The Heather Society on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pink (H8) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage in summer turning a bright orange/red in winter. Outstanding foliage plant for cold open aspects. Thought to be a seedling from 'Sir John Charrington' and hence the name! Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Oct, with grey green foliage in summer, turning dull bronze in winter. Low spreading habit. Found by Anne Moseley on the Lizard, Cornwall, England. Although a nurse, it was the name given to her by her sister. Progeny: 'Jill'. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Oct, with red tips to the dark green foliage. It has a low compact habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sep, on mid-green foliage with some orange, red or pink shoots. Erect habit. Swedish origin. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Double white flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. It is claimed to flower two weeks earlier than 'My Dream' but is widely thought to be a synonym of 'My Dream'. Bushy erect habit. Sport from 'H.E. Beale'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with downy grey green foliage. Spreading prostrate habit. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Jul-Aug, with reddish brown foliage in winter, turning brown/green with pink/red tips in spring. Named after an island in the St. Kilda group. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
Double shell pink (H16) flowers, Aug-Oct, with dark green foliage and an erect habit. A sport from 'H.E. Beale' with a more dwarf habit which makes the flowers appear larger. Named after the finder's daughter. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Double pink flowers, Aug-Oct, with dark green foliage turning green brown in winter. Open erect habit. Very similar to 'H.E. Beale'. The finder came from Sonning, Berkshire, England, Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Violet flowers, Aug-Oct, with yellow foliage. Compact erect habit. Thought to be a seedling from 'Darkness'. Nickname of finder's son when young. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Double silver-pink flowers, 5-7mm in diameter, with deep red sepals, Aug-Oct. Grey-green foliage with a broad, upright habit. Sport on Calluna vulgaris 'Elsie Purnell' at Hazerswoude, Holland, found by J. van der Lip c. 1993. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage in summer, tipped yellow in winter becoming pronounced in spring. Compact, broad habit. The name is derived from the display in spring. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
A bud-bloomer with pale pink buds which darken after a few cold nights to salmon-pink, Sep-Nov, with dark green foliage. The habit is similar to 'Marlies' from which it was a sport. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Amethyst (H1) flowers, Aug-Sep, in long tapering racemes with pale green foliage often tipped purple. Upright habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with fluffy orange foliage. Vigorous upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Compact habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Jul-Sep, with mid-green foliage in summer, tipped creamy white in winter becoming pronounced in spring. Compact habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Oct, with gold foliage in summer, turning orange then red in winter. Bushy habit. Simliar to 'Aurea'. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Numerous mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Nov, with downy grey foliage. Erect habit. It was named "Because the plants practically disappeared in the bed; they were the same colour as the soil". Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage tipped a vivid fiery red in spring. Very compact habit. Found in a slate quarry near Aberfoyle, Scotland and named after a malt whisky. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Nov, mid-green foliage with yellow tips in autumn and winter, cream tips in spring. Compact habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Nov, the new growth in spring is pink and cream turning red later, the old foliage becoming dark green. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Oct, mid-green foliage with pink and red tips in winter and spring, cream and pink in summer. Bushy habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender flowers, Aug-Sep, with grey foliage. This very vigorous cultivar has an open erect habit and has many side-shoots towards the top of long stems, creating the effect of antlers. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale purple flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Neat compact bun shaped habit. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
White flowers, Sep-Nov, with bright green foliage. Compact upright habit. A deliberate cross between 'Hammondii' and 'Long White' by Kurt Kramer. Fantasy name, i.e. not named after anyone in particular. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with grey green foliage which takes on silver tints in spring. Compact habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Deep double pink flowers, Jul-Aug, with dark green foliage. Low, bushy habit. A very attractive plant taking its name from shading of the flower from near white in the centre to deep pink on the outside. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with dark green foliage. Very free flowering. Produces a large domed plant. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with coppery orange foliage in autumn, tipped red in winter, before turning a rich orange red in spring and early summer. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Double white flowers, Aug-Sep, borne on long inflorescences on bright green foliage. Tall erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve flowers mauve, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage with red, orange and cream tips in spring. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with gold foliage in summer turning orange and red in winter. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Aug-Oct, with gold foliage in summer, red in autumn and winter, bronzing slightly in spring. Spreading habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, with lime green foliage in summer turning more yellow in winter and spring. Upright, untidy habit unless trimmed. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
© The Heather Society, 4 September 2006