White flowers, Jun-Oct, with mid-green foliage. There is more than one clone in cultivation and hence is better described as f. alba. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
White flowers, more round than 'Alba', Jun-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Compact habit. Progeny: 'Rodeo' Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Dark red flowers with a green calyx Jun-Aug with dark green foliage. Broad, upright habit. A result of deliberate breeding by Kurt Kramer, this cultivar promises to be better than all other 'red' Daboecia.
Large glowing magenta (H14) flowers, Jul-Oct, with dark green foliage. Compact robust upright habit. The flowers are larger than 'Waley's Red' and slightly darker particularly near the base of the corolla. Fantasy name. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Deep purple (H10) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green glossy foliage. Progeny: 'Rainbow'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
A free flowering plant with amethyst (H1) flowers, Jun-Nov, with dark green foliage. Broad spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
White flowers, Jun-Sep, with light green foliage. It is more compact than many of the other whites with smaller flowers but is much more floriferous. Ht. 35cm. Spd. 60cm.
White and beetroot (H9) flowers, some striped, often found on the same stem, Jun-Nov, with mid-green foliage. Progeny: 'Cinderella'; 'Pink'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Clear rose pink (H7) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Compact spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Very large pink bells, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Open spreading habit. Similar to 'Cupido' but the flowers are larger. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale lavender flowers, Jul-Sep, with distinctive fleshy, petaloid sepals which are cerise. The plant has dark green foliage and an open, spreading habit. Very unusual. Found on Errislannan peninsula, south of Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Deep ruby (H5) globose flowers, Jun-Oct, with beetroot pedicels and sepals. Dark green foliage throughout the year and an open erect habit. A seedling found by John Gilbert in his garden (Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, England) which has, perhaps, the darkest flowers in this species. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Globular mauve (H2) flowers, Jun-Oct, the first flowers of the season open single but later ones are double and do not drop when finished. Mid-green foliage. Open sprawling habit but a fascinating plant. Found by Charles Nelson, a leading authority on heathers, at Carna, Co. Galway, Ireland. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Cerise (H6) flowers, Jul-Oct, with dark green foliage. Neat, low,compact habit. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White/pale shell pink (H16) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Sport from 'Bicolor' to which it may revert. Progeny: 'Cinderella's Slip'; 'Heraut'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Yet another of the many variants from Daboecia cantabrica 'Bicolor'. This one is a sport from 'Cinderella' which in turn was a sport from 'Bicolor'. It has the soft beetroot flowers of 'Bicolor' and is possibly a synonym of D. cantabrica 'Heraut'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Amethyst flowers, Jun-Sep, with lime green foliage. Open, spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Crimson (H13) flowers, Jun-Sep, with dark green foliage. Semi-prostrate habit. found by Mr & Mrs David McLaughlin, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland at Clifden Bay, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, in 1986. Ht. 30cm. Spd. 50cm.
The smoky pale crimson (H13) corollas of this cultivar are schizopetalous and make this plant an intriguing and attractive curiosity, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Spreading habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Jun-Oct, with bright green foliage. The habit is not so prostrate as the name suggests. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pale magenta flowers, Jun-Oct, with bright green foliage. Semi-prostrate habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark glossy green foliage. Free flowering. Introduced by W. Moss of Mold, Clywd, Wales and named after his son. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pale shell pink (H16) flowers, Jun-Nov, with mid-green foliage. Tends to flower for longer than many other Daboecias. Sport from 'Bicolor' to which it may revert. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, borne freely, May-Oct, with mid-green foliage. The earliest D. cantabrica to flower. Ht. 21-25cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Cerise (H6) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, Jul-Sep, with glossy mid-green foliage. Vigorous, open very erect habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Mauve (H2) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Spreading habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Gleaming deep lavender (H3) flowers, Jul-Sep, with dark glossy green foliage. Upright, compact habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Globose lilac pink (H11) flowers, Jun-Oct on dark green foliage. Vigorous, spreading habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
A plant similar to 'Bicolor' with white, pale pink (H8), pale purple (H10) and even striped flowers on the same stem, Jul-Oct, on dark green foliage. Progeny: 'Pink Lady'. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Amethyst (H1) flowers, Aug-Dec, with dark green foliage. Compact, neat and long flowering. Recommended. Found by Geoff Yates, author and one-time heather nurseryman, and named after his daughter. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Amethyst (H1) buds opening to lavender (H3) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Broad,erect habit. Sport from 'Cinderella'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Large amethyst (H1) flowers, May-Nov, with mid-green foliage. Useful long flowering plant for tall ground cover. Introduced by Underwood's Nursery at Hookstone Green, Surrey, England. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 75-100cm.
Amethyst flowers, Jul-Nov with dark green, glossy foliage. It has an erect habit. It was a chance seedling, found by S. Ketelaar during summer 1994 in a private garden at Nieuwegein, Netherlands.. Named because it is an Irish heath with glossy leaves.
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, Jun--Oct, with dark green foliage. It has a broad spreading-erect habit becoming very tall. It was a chance seedling, found by Jos Flecken in 1998 in his garden at Kerkrade, Netherlands. Named after John Doveren, son-in-law of finder, who is married to Colette Flecken after whom Calluna vulgaris 'Colette' was named.
Large pale lavender (H3) flowers, Jul-Nov, with mid-green foliage. Introduced by G. Osmond, Archfield Nursery (Wickwar, Wooton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England) before 1969. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, Jul-Oct, which are held erect (f. blumii) rather than in a pendulous fashion with dark green foliage. Open untidy habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Pale shell pink (H16) flowers, Jul-Sep, with mid-green foliage. Rather open habit very similar to 'Pink'. Sport from 'Harlequin'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Large pale mauve (H2) flowers of the normal wild colour, Aug-Nov, with light greyish-green foliage. An old cultivar well over 100 years old. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Small narrow dark beetroot (H9) bells, May-Sep, with dark green foliage. Neat bushy habit. More of a botanical curiosity than garden worthy. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 26-30cm.
Deep glowing cerise (H6) flowers, Jun-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Tends to de-foliate in winter when it can look rather drab. Found by Mrs. Praeger in Northern Ireland. Progeny: 'Red Sport'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Purple flowers, Jun-Oct, which are held erect (f. blumii) rather than in a pendulous fashion with dark green foliage. Erect habit. A chance seedling found in 1983 by H. M. J. Blum, Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Long racemes of bright purple (H10) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Similar to 'Atropurpurea'. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Deep purple (H10) flowers, Jun-Oct. Variegated foliage with green, gold, bronze and red tips. Sport from 'Atropurpurea'. Ht. 46-60cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Whitish pink flowers, Jun-Oct, retaining the bright green foliage of 'Alba Globosa' from which it was a sport. Upright habit. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Pale beetroot (H9) flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Although the 'Rosea' available at present is one clone, the name was used in the past to indicate any plant with rose pink flowers. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Deep purple flowers, Jun-Oct, with dark green foliage. Semi-prostrate habit. Ht. 16-20cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
Masses of white flowers, Jun-Oct, with bright green foliage. Open spreading habit. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Jun-Oct, with bright mid green foliage. Broader in habit than 'David Moss' but equally floriferous. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 61-75cm.
Violet flowers, Jun-Aug, with glossy dark green foliage. Broad upright habit. A result of deliberate breeding by Kurt Kramer, this cultivar promises to be better than all other "purple" Daboecia.
Deep glowing magenta (H14) flowers with a slight trace of blue, Jun-Oct, with mid-green foliage. A better plant than 'Praegerae' but the colour is not quite as good. Collected in Spain by F.R. Waley, Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
White flowers, Jul-Oct, held erect (f. blumii) rather than pendular with bright green foliage. Narrow erect habit. One of the best whites. Recommended. Herman Blum is one of the leading authorities on heathers in the Netherlands. Ht. 26-30cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
White flowers, Jun-Oct, with bright green foliage. Spreading habit. Ht. 10-15cm. Spd. 46-60cm.
Magenta (H14) flowers, Jun-Oct, with mid-green foliage. Broad spreading habit; less vigorous than 'Waley's Red' which it resembles. Ht. 31-45cm. Spd. 31-45cm.
© The Heather Society, 25 February 2006