Lavender flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer turning orange in winter; upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; raised at Heather Acres (Elma, Washington, USA); selected by Pat Cullers and Karla Lortz, and introduced in 1998 at Northwestern Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, by Heaths & Heathers (Shelton, Washington, USA).
Named in honour of Alice Knight, a founding member of the North American Heather Society.
Mauve flowers, IX–X; yellow orange foliage throughout the year; low compact habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. A Dutch introduction.
Seedling; found by M. van de Berg (Bennekom, Netherlands) by 1987; introduced by G. van Hoef (Barneveld, Netherlands) by 1990.
Named after the finder’s grand-daughter.
Long spikes of white flowers, IX–X; silver–grey foliage; vigorous but compact habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; found at and introduced by Tabramhill Gardens (Newstead Abbey Park, Nottinghamshire, England) in 1973.
Named after the daughter of Geoffrey Yates, the introducer.
Long spikes of ruby (H5) flowers, VIII–IX; greenish yellow foliage turning bronze in winter; broad, erect habit; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm. Winner of a Silver Medal at Boskoop, Netherlands, in 1983.
Sport on ‘Allegro‘; introduced by P. Bakhuyzen & Zonen (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1981.
Named from an allusion to its parent, ‘Allegro’.
Ruby (H5) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; vigorous yet neat; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm. Winner of a Gold Medal winner at Boskoop, Netherlands, in 1978.
Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
The garden 20: 203 (27 August 1881) refers to Alport’s Heather (‘the colour so deep …); introduced before 1852, and stated to have come from England (Kirchner 1864); listed by James Smith in 1867, and by Lawson (Edinburgh, Scotland) in 1874.
Name derivation not known, but assumed to refer to someone name Alport, but no-one with that name is on record. A possibility is that the name should be Allportii, after a family of nurserymen (fl 1800s) of Hackney Road, Shoreditch, London.
Crimson (H13) flowers, VII–IX; dark green foliage; more compact habit than ‘Alportii’; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Outstanding. German introduction.
Seedling from ‘Alportii‘; found by Georg Arends (Wuppertal, Germany); introduced by Arends in 1938.
Bright mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; neat, prostrate habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Seedling; selected and named before 1965, presumably at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA.
Named after an English horticulturist who worked at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA, 1954–1969.
Lilac pink (H8/H11) flowers, VII–X; orange foliage; Upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Deep magenta (H14) flowers, VIII–IX; yellow foliage in summer turning bronze to orange-red in winter; young shoots bronze-yellow; broad upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Very hardy and requires a harsh environment for maximum foliage colour.
