White flowers, VII–IX; bright green foliage; compact spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Its origin is not known but it probably came from a nursery in Limburg, Netherlands, before 1993. The name literally translates as silver asparagus – the region where it perhaps originated is famous for growing asparagus.
Month: September 2014
‘Silver Cloud’
Pale purple flowers (H2/H10), VIII–IX; pubescent, silver-grey foliage; semi-prostrate, compact; height 10–15cm; spread 46–60cm. One of the few grey lings that does not have very drab winter foliage.
Introduced by Foxhollow Heathers by 1972.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
‘Silver Fox’
Lavender flowers, VIII–IX, on long arching stems; bright silver grey foliage; open erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. A seedling found near ‘Silver Queen‘ in his nursery by John L. Jones, Glynwern Nursery, Cilcennin, Lampeter, Dyfed, Wales; introduced in 1992.
‘Silver King’
White flowers, VIII–IX; downy, silver-grey foliage; upright; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Introduced by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Redditch, Beoley, Worcestershire, England) by 1967.
‘Silver Knight’
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; downy, grey foliage, deepening in winter to purple-grey; neat, vigorous, upright habit with few side-shoots; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced either by J. W. Sparkes or J. F. Letts about 1966.
So named “because it stands straight up like a knight in armour”.
‘Silver Pearl’
White flowers, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage, darker later; broad erect habit; height 40cm; spread 50cm.
‘Silver Queen’
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; downy, silver-grey foliage; broad spreading habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
‘Silver Rose’
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; hairy, silver-grey foliage; upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected; found on Sunningdale Golf Course, Surrey, England, by J. F. Letts (Foxhollow, Windlesham, Surrey); introduced by J. F. Letts by 1968.
Name alludes to the foliage and flower colour.
‘Silver Sandra’
Pale amethyst (H1) flowers, VIII–IX, giving a silvery hue to the plant; mid-green foliage, shoots with brown tips; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected on Ginkelse Heide, near Arnhem, by Dr Ir T. Visser (Wageningen, Netherlands) before 1972; introduced by W. Haalboom & Zonen (Drieberg, Netherlands) in 1972.
Named after the finder’s daughter, Sandra.
‘Silver Spire’
White flowers, VIII–IX, blossoms well on lateral shoots, too; mid-green foliage; spiky habit; open erect habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.