Deep pink (H8) flowers darkening to heliotrope (H12), II–III, in long spikes; mid-green foliage; vigorous trailing habit; height 10–15cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; found by J. Anderson in Broadhurst Nursery (Grampound, near Truro, Cornwall, England) in 1974; introduced by Felsberg Nurseries (Liskeard, Cornwall).
Name alludes to the habit and flower colour.
Heliotrope flowers, XII–II; dark green foliage; vigorous, trailing habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Darker than ‘December Red‘. Of Dutch origin; named after the raiser’s son.
White flowers with a slight violet blush, II–IV; light green foliage; open spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by S. Ketelaar in a private garden in Holland in 1985. Named in September 1993 and introduced by G. van Hoef (Barneveld, Netherlands).
Bright pink flowers, I–IV; bronze-green foliage; low upright flowering stems making it suitable for growing in pots; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Highly recommended.
Selected from seedlings of ‘Myretoun Ruby‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany) in 1981; introduced by Kramer in 1990. Clone ERI 4; submitted for plant breeders’ rights in Germany by Kramer; rights granted in Germany on 18 December 1991.
Very attractive rose pink (H7) flowers with little hint of blue, III–IV; mid-green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Selected from seedlings of ‘Myretoun Ruby‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany); raised by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) in 1981; introduced in 1992. Clone ERI 8; submitted for plant breeders’ rights in Germany on 23 March 1992; rights granted on 27 October 1993.
Clear pink (H8) flowers, I–III, sparse; dark green foliage; height to 20cm; spread to 40cm. Not a good plant: shy flowering and poor growth.
Named from roseus = rose-pink.
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, I–V; dark green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Available from Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset, England) in 1946; that nursery may have introduced this cultivar.
Named after an allusion to the flower colour.
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, XI–IV, abundant; mid-green foliage; spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Introduced by 1971.
Beetroot (H9) flowers, XI–IV; dark green foliage turning reddish in winter; slow growing; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. The flowers are redder than all other cultivars of winter heath. Selected from seedlings of ‘Myretoun Ruby‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany).
Magenta (H14) flowers, larger than normal, I–IV; dark green foliage deepening to bronze-green in winter; compact, broad spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Of Dutch origin found by Albert Bosch about 1985 at nursery. Registered on 29 October 2006 by Albert Bosch, Westerlee, Netherlands.
