Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; has a delicate appearance, and open erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected sport; found by C. W. Nix (Tilgate, Sussex, England), and introduced by Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset) in 1934.
Named after the finder.
♤ Shell-pink (H16) buds, VIII–XII; mid-green foliage; habit erect (like ‘Melanie‘); height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
An attractive, neat dome of green foliage tinged a reddish bronze in winter, but it never flowers; height 10–15cm; spread 10–15cm. Ideal for troughs and rockeries.
Found by David Edge at Forest Edge Nurseries in 1977; introduced by Forest Edge Nurseries in 1983.
Named by the finder, David Edge, after his son.
❁ Sparse shell-pink (H16) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; very slow-growing, forming tight compact plant; height less than 10cm; spread 10–15cm. Ideal for troughs. Dutch introduction.
♤ Mauve (H2) buds which are white at the base, IX–XII; mid-green foliage; upright habit; height 30cm; spread 40cm.
® C.2008:04 registered on 6 April 2008 by K. Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
Pale crimson (H13) flowers, VII–VIII; dark green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. An unusual flower colour, similar to ‘Hookstone‘ but slightly darker.
Seedling; found at Schalkhaar, Netherlands by G. Michielsen-van Pelt (Schalkhaar) in 1969; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1973.
Named after the daughter of Mevrouw Michielsen-van Pelt.
Mauve (H2) flowers, XI–I; very dark green foliage; young shoots tipped with yellow-red; upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. The name is formed from the initial letters of Bep, Adrie, Riet, Jike and Annie, the wives of the partners in P. Bakhuyzen & Zonen, Boskoop, Netherlands
Bright lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; open habit; height 61–75cm; spread 61–75cm. Very showy; a seedling found by Mrs Gwendolen Anley before 1960 and named after her husband, Brigadier B. L. Anley.
Gun-metal-coloured buds opening lilac-pink (H11), X–XII; dark green foliage turning bronze in winter; height 61–75cm; spread 61–75cm.
A seedling collected near Arnhem by Dr I. T. Visser (Wageningen, Netherlands) in 1971.
Named to commemorate the World War II battle near the place where it was found.
Mauve flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage tinted orange in summer and turning bright red in winter; upright, bushy habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling raised and introduced by R. M. Steele (Rose Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada) in 1993 and named after a town in Nova Scotia.
Named after a town in Nova Scotia. The name consists of one word.
