White flowers, VII–VIII; mid-green foliage; shoots turning down at ends; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Wild-collected (collector’s no. K70); found on Boreray in the St Kilda group by R. J. Brien (Pitcairngreen Heather Farm, Perth, Scotland) in 1966; introduced by R. J. Brien in 1967.
Named after the island where it was found, Boreray in the St Kilda island group, Scotland.
Lavender-mauve (H3/H2) flowers, VIII–IX; rich gold foliage turning orange with red tints in winter; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Excellent.
Seedling; found by Harry van de Laar in his garden at Boskoop, Netherlands, in 1967; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop) in 1972.
Named after the town where H. van de Laar lived.
Deep bright purple flowers, VII–X; dark green, tight foliage; robust, vigorous, with a low spreading habit; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; found by Walter Kolaga (Mayfair Nurseries, Windham, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA) before 1968; introduced by Mayfair Nurseries in 1968.
Named after a county in Pennsylvania, USA, where the introducing nursery was situated.
Large white flowers, VIII–X; bright green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Sport on ‘Loch Turret‘; found by R. J. Brien (Pitcairngreen Heather Farm, Perth, Scotland); introduced by R. J. Brien about 1970.
Intended for the Queen’s bouquet at The Braemar Gathering, via Miss Ritchie, florist, Dundee.
Lavender flowers, VII–VIII; gold foliage in summer, deepening to orange in winter; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Distinctive foliage particularly in early spring; should be more widely grown.
Free-flowering; pink flowers, VII–IX; dark green foliage; less compact than ‘Sister Anne’; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Purple (H10) flowers, VII–IX; dark green foliage; young spring shoots have attractive red, orange and yellow tints.
Wild-collected; found on Bray Head, County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1972 by Joseph Murphy; introduced by G. Yates (Tamramhill Gardens, Nottingham, England). The plant now in the trade under this name may be ‘Braehead’.
Named after the promontory in County Wicklow, Ireland, where it was believed to have been found by Joseph Murphy {see G. Yates, 1996. Erica cinerea ‘Joseph Murphy’. Yearbook of the Heather Society 1996: 21–22).
Correct name ‘Waquoit Brightness‘
❁ Deep heliotrope flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; broad habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Found on Torre Moss in western Sweden by Brita Johansson, after whom it is named
Mauve (H2) flowers, XI–XII; dark green foliage; upright habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
