Semi-double white flowers, VIII–X; yellow foliage throughout the year; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Month: September 2014
‘Denny Pratt’
Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage, flecked with red and yellow; broad, erect habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
‘Derbyshire Crimson’
Purple (H10) flowers, VIII–X; dark grey-green foliage; low spreading habit; height 21–25cm; spread 21–25cm. Correct name for ‘Coccinea (Smith’s Variety)‘
‘Desiree’
Amethyst flowers, VIII–IX; green-yellow foliage, tinged red in winter; broad, spreading habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by T. Huisman (Hattem, Gelderland, Netherlands) by 1980 and named after T. Huisman’s daughter.
‘Devon’
❁ Deep pink flowers, VII–X; dark green foliage; open, spreading habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after the eldest daughter of the introducer, David Wilson (British Columbia, Canada).
‘Diana’
White flowers, VIII–IX; yellow foliage throughout the year; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Sport on ‘Loch Turret‘; found by R. J. Brien (Pitcairngreen Heather Farm, Perth, Scotland) in 1981.
Named after Lady Diana Spencer (Princess of Wales) on occasion of her wedding to the Prince of Wales.
‘Dickson’s Blazes’
Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage, flecked with cream in spring and summer lasting longer than most spring tip cultivars; spreading habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
‘Dirry’
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; dense spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Sport on ‘Mrs Ronald Gray‘; found by H. J. Weber at Driebergen Heather Garden, Netherlands, before 1972.
Named after the daughter of the finder.
‘Dixon’s Blazes’
Error for ‘Dickson’s Blazes’
‘Doris Rushworth’
White flowers, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; vigorous habit so requiring severe pruning; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Found by Mrs Rushworth (Haworth, Keighley, Yorkshire, England) before 1969; growing at Harlow Carr between 1969 and 1974.
Named after the finder.