Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; orange foliage; erect; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. A striking plant.
Wild-collected; found in the Uig area on the west coast of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, by W. S. Dobson (Edinburgh, Scotland) about 1970; introduced by J. R. Ponton (Kirknewton, Edinburgh, Scotland).
Named after the island on which it was collected, and the flower colour.
Amethyst (H1) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; broad, bushy habit; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm.
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–X; bright green foliage; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
♤ Violet buds, VIII–XII; dark green foliage; erect habit. Long-lasting display of buds. Deliberately bred seedling from ‘Amethyst‘ and “97-18-15”; raised and selected by Kurt Kramer.
® C.2006:09 registered 25 December 2006 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany, on 06.09.2004. CPVO variety data
Kurt Kramer, plant breeders rights given on 12.07.2007. CPVO variety data
White flowers, IX–X; lime-green foliage, turning almost white in spring; upright; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. A useful plant to use where other yellow-foliaged lings are found to scorch.
Seedling; found by John L. Jones (Glynwern Heather Nurseries, Cilcennin, Lampeter, Dyfed, Wales) by 1990.
Name is an allusion to the foliage colour.
Mauve flowers, VIII–IX; yellow-green foliage, shoot tips orange throughout the year; porstrate yet with erect stems; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX, in short spikes; mid-green foliage; dwarf, compact habit; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm. A seedling found on the grave of J. G. Flecken’s father at Kerkrade-Holz, The Netherlands. Registered 23 December 1993: J. G. Flecken, Kerkrade, Netherlands.
❁ Rose pink (H7 flowers, IX–XI; gold foliage turning orange-red in winter; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Prone to damage by windburn.
Sport on ‘Peter Sparkes‘; found by J. F. Chattaway at Llanbedrog, Gwynedd, Wales, in 1969; introduced by A. Annabel (Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England) in 1975.
Named after town where the finder lived.
Pale lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; grey-green foliage; prostrate, slow growing; height 10–15cm; spread 10–15cm.
Introduced by R. J. Brien (Pitcairngreen Heather Farm, Perthshire, Scotland) in 1963.
White flowers, VII–IX; bright green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after a lake near Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.
