Pale crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–IX; bright orange-gold foliage, deepening in winterl; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Very hardy and needs a harsh environment to colour well.
Month: September 2014
‘Hugh Nicholson’
White flowers, VIII–IX; yellowish new growth giving a mottled cream and green effect; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced either by J. W. Sparkes or J. F. Letts about 1966.
Named after a friend of J. W. Sparkes and a well respected member of The Heather Society.
‘Humpty Dumpty’
White flowers, VIII–IX, but sparse; bright green foliage; slow growing, and develops in a humpy manner, hence its name; height less than 10cm; spread 10–15cm.
Found at Beechwood Nursery (Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England) by J. W. Sparkes; introduced by J. W. Sparkes by 1963.
Named after the character in the nursery rhyme, and alluding to the habit. The name should not be hyphenated.
‘Hypnoides’
Pale lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX, of little merit; mid-green foliage, turning a dull brown-green in winter; neat dwarf habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
In cultivation by 1899.
Named from Hypnum a genus of mosses; -oides = resembling; i.e. moss-like.
‘Fairy’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; pale straw-coloured foliage in summer, turning orange in winter; compact; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced by J. W. Sparkes about 1966.
‘Falling Star’
White flowers, VIII–IX; grey green foliage; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
‘Feuerwerk’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage, tinted red and yellow in summer; erect, compact plant with many coloured young shoots; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling growing near ‘Mullion‘ with ‘Boskoop‘ and ‘Robert Chapman‘; found at Baumschule (Hoyerhagen, Bremen, Germany) by Jürgen Krebs in 1983.
The German name means firework pertaining to the variegated foliage.
f. hirsuta
Several clones are grown under this collective cultivar name which should be described as var. hirsuta. The one common factor is that the cultivar will have downy grey foliage with mauve flowers; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
‘Finale’
Amethyst (H1) flowers, X–XI; dark green foliage; spreading, erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Recommended for late flowers.
Wild-collected; found on Sunningdale Golf Course, Surrey, England, by J. F. Letts (Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey); introduced by J. F. Letts in 1969.
Name pertains to the late flowering period.
‘Findling’
Very compact, almost moss-like, with bright green foliage; normally it does not flower; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm. Occasionally has a more vigorous shoot with mauve (H2) flowers; these should be cut out so that the appearance is not destroyed. Ideal for troughs.