Few pale mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with yellow/gold foliage in summer turning orange in winter. Slow growing forming a dense mound. Found on the island of Skye and named after a malt whisky. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sep, in long slender racemes with bright green foliage. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lilac pink (H11) flowers, Jul-Sep, with dark green foliage. Semi-prostrate habit. One of the earliest coloured Callunas to flower. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Jul-Oct, with orange/green foliage the year. Similar to 'Inshriach Bronze'. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
A bud-bloomer with long racemes of pink buds, Aug-Nov, exhibiting golden foliage deepening in winter. Sport on 'Sandy' found in the nursery of Paul Wolf, Seligenstadt, Germany in September 1999. Broad spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Very few mauve (H2) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage. Good carpeting cultivar that will endure a reasonable amount of walking on. Collected among E. ciliaris at Arne, Wareham, Dorset, England. Ht. < 10cm. Spd. 16-20cm.
Double heliotrope (H12) flowers, Jul-Oct, with dark green foliage. Rather open spreading habit. One of the earliest doubles to flower. Collected in the Pentland Hills, Scotland, by Miss I. Young, Tib being her nickname. Progeny: 'Devon'; 'Eleonore', 'Ingrid Bouter'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Oct. Similar to 'Cuprea' but has deeper, brighter, bronze-red foliage in winter and spring and a lighter foliage colour in summer. This plant is of Dutch origin. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Purplish red flowers, Jul-Sep, in many short racemes, with yellowish green foliage. Erect compact habit. Named after a grandchild of the finder. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
A free flowering cultivar with lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, on hairy grey green foliage. Erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Aug-Sept, on hairy grey green foliage. Open erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, Aug-Sep, with moss green foliage. Erect habit with minute leaves and stems. Slow growing. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 10-15cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with dark green foliage with shades of cream, pink, red, orange and copper in spring. Bushy habit. Named after the house belonging to the sister of the finder. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Long slender curving stems with white flowers, Aug-Sep, on bright mid-green foliage. Loose bushy habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Long racemes of mauve (H2) flowers, Sep-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Vigorous upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Aug-Sep, with chocolate brown foliage in winter, dark green with pink/cream tips in spring, green the rest of the year. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers in September with dark green foliage tipped with pink and red in spring and summer. Compact habit. Collected on Trink Hill, Cornwall, England. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 21-25cm.
White flowers, Jul-Aug, with mid-green foliage. Good for cut flower. Found on the hills above Tyndrum, Perthshire, Scotland. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
© The Heather Society, 21 February 2006