Deep crimson (H13) flowers; VIII–IX; foliage very dark green; habit broad spreading, upright; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. A very hardy seedling, raised by Brita Johansson: it survived the disastrous winter in Sweden in 1995–1996). Named after the Greek earth godess and the first mother of all the Greek gods. Registered 13 January 2000; Brita Johansson, Musselvagen 3, 468 34, Vargon, Sweden.
Month: September 2014
‘Galaxy’
♤ White buds, VIII–IX; yellow-gold foliage; tidy, compact, upright. Better than most other gold-foliaged white-budded clones; of Canadian origin.
Selected from trials at Wilson’s Nursery, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, in October 2004 by David Wilson.
® C05:2004 registered November 2004 by David Wilson, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
‘Gerda’
Sparse mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; bronze-gold foliage in summer, deepening to salmon-red in winter, becoming pale green in spring with red-brown new shoots; prostrate; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after the finder’s wife.
‘Ginkel’s Glorie’
♤ Lilac-pink (H11) buds, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found on the Ginkelse Heide near Arnhem, Netherlands by Dr Ir T. Visser (Wageningen, Netherlands) before 1972; introduced by W. Haalboom & Zonen (Driebergen, Netherlands).
Named after the locality where it was collected. There is an apostrophe in the first word.
‘Glasa’
White flowers, VIII–IX, in dense spikes; silver-grey foliage; more upright, and suffers less winter damage than ‘Beoley Silver’ from which it was a sport; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
‘Glasnost’
Magenta (H14) flowers, IX–XI; dark green foliage; broad erect habit; height 30cm; spread 40cm. A multibracteate clone with malformed flowers.
Seedling between ‘Battle of Arnhem‘ and ‘Allegro‘ (K. Kramer, c.1987); selected by Jos Flecken.
® C.2007.03 registered 15 October 2007 by Jos Flecken, Kerkrade, Holland.
‘Glencoe’
❁ Shell-pink (H16) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage, acquiring tints of bronze in winter; height 31–45cm; spread 61–75cm.
Wild-collected; found in Argyll, Scotland, by ‘a lady from Wentworth’ before 1964; introduced by J. F. Letts (Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey, England) in 1969.
Named after a pass in Argyll, Scotland.
‘Glendoick Silver’
Pale lavender (H3) flowers in long spikes, VIII–IX; silver-grey, velvety foliage; semi-prostrate; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found by P. A. Cox (Glendoick, Perth, Scotland) about 1971; introduced by P. A. Cox by 1975.
Named after a nursery near Perth, Scotland and the foliage colour.
‘Glenfiddich’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; feathery foliage similar to ‘Cuprea‘ but more striking in winter; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. Recommended.
Wild-collected; found in Glenogle, Perthshire, Scotland, by D. Hutton in 1962; introduced by D. Hutton (Aberfoyle, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) by 1973.
Named after a single malt whisky.
‘Glenlivet’
Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–IX; orange foliage turning a striking deep red in winter; spreading; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm.
Wild-collected; found in the hills above Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland, by D. Hutton in 1962; introduced by D. Hutton (Aberfoyle, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) in 1973.
Named after a single malt whisky.