‘Sarah Platt’

White flowers, VIII–IX; yellow foliage in spring and summer turning yellow-green in winter; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Not as tall and with larger flowers than ‘David Platt‘. It is named after our grand daughter, the daughter of David Platt, and was registered in November 1992.

‘Saskia’

Deep lilac pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Exceptionally hardy.

Seedling; raised in 1983 from a deliberate sowing, and selected by Mrs Brita Johansson (Vargön, Sweden); introduced by Arthur Persson (Tostarp, Sweden) in 1987.

Named after Rembrandt’s wife.

‘Schneewolke’

♤ Greyish white buds turning pale lilac with age, IX–XI; mid-green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. The German name means snow cloud.

‘Schurig’s Sensation’

❁ Dark pink (H8/H14) flowers, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Similar to ‘Peter Sparkes‘.

Sport on ‘H. E. Beale‘; found by Karl-Heinz Schurig (Barmstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) in 1967; introduced by Karl-Heinz Schurig in 1973.

Named after the finder.

‘Scotch Mist’

White flowers, with lilac (H4) tint, VIII–IX; feathery, pale lime-green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.

Wild-collected; found in the Aberfoyle Hills, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1967; introduced by D. Hutton (Aberfoyle, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) about 1974.

Named after a blend of whisky.

‘Sedloñov’

A very slow-growing, non-flowering plant, moss-like, with green foliage; height less than 10cm; spread 10–15cm. A novelty, named after a village in Czech Republic.