Lavender (H3 flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; low spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
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‘Nana Compacta’
Pale lavender (H3) flowers in very small spikes, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. The most floriferous of the pin-cushion lings.
Introduced by 1930.
Named from nanus = dwarf; compactus = compact.
‘Natasja’
White flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Named after the finder’s daughter.
‘Naturpark’
Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage with orange or red tips to the shoots all the year; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found in the Lüneburger Heide Nature Park, Germany, by H. Westermann (Bispingen-Borstel, Lüneberger Heide, Germany); introduced by H. Westermann in 1972.
The name comes from that of the park where it was found; in Gartenwelt (9 February 1974) the name is rendered as ‘Naturpark 16’.
‘Nele’
❁ Rose-pink flowers, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; upright habit. Found by Günther Wollmer (Fuhlendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) before 1992 and named after his grandmother.
‘Nelly’ {Gardengirls®}
♤ Bud-flowering, violet, VIII-XI; foliage dark green; habit creeping (like ‘Heidezwerg‘). Deliberately-raised seedling in 1999, ‘Marlies‘ x ‘Heidezwerg‘; selected by K. Kramer;
Named from “Madchenname a TV series”.
® C.2006:10 registered on 31 December 2005 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
‘Nico’
Purple-red flowers, VIII–Oct; dark green foliage; broad upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Selected from a deliberate cross between ‘Darkness’ and ‘Carmen’; it is named after the raiser’s grandchild.
‘Nofretete’
♤ Dark salmon-red buds, IX–XI; dark green foliage; broad upright habit; height 30cm; spread 50cm. Seedling selected by Johannes van Leuwen (Geldern-Lüllingen, Germany) in October 2000. Prone to fungal attack. Registered on 15 December 2002 by Johannes van Leuven.
‘Nora’ {Gardengirls®}
♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher) H5 (ruby); buds 4mm long, to 1.5mm diameter; IX-XII; foliage dark green, young growth mid-green; habit upright, bushy; height 25cm; spread 30cm after 3 years (pruned). Bud colour redder than ‘Juliane’. Sport on ‘Juliane’ found by Hans-Peter Holz, Weeze, in autumn 2008.
® C.2012:03 registered on 19 February 2012 by K. Kramer, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany.
‘Nordlicht’
This name contravenes the ICNCP (1995, Art. 27.3); the original name ‘Skone’ should be reinstated. NORDLICHT may be deemed a trade designation (Art. 11).