White flowers turning pink, II–III; gold foliage deepening to orange in winter, and the young shoots tipped yellow; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found as a seedling in a bed of ‘Springwood White‘; found by H. H. Ballantyne (Netherfield Fruit Farm, near Beeswing, Dumfries, Scotland) by 1985; introduced by H. H. Ballantyne.
Named after the nursery where it originated, at Dumfries, Scotland.
White flowers, II–III; yellow foliage throughout the year; broad spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
A chance seedling; found by H. Schorn (Hellendoorn, Netherlands) in 1981; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1985.
Named after the finder’s daughter.
Magenta (H14) flowers, I–V; greenish gold foliage in spring with striking orange-red shoots in early summer; spreading compact habit; height 15cm; spread 30cm.
Chance seedling found by Jos Flecken in 2004 in his garden at Kerkrade.
Named after Ryan Doveren (born 2000), grandson of finder, son of Colette Flecken and John Doveren.
® E.2008:07 registered on 3 July 2008 by J. G. Flecken, Kerkrade, Netherlands.
Pink (H8) darkening to heliotrope (H12), II–IV; bright yellow foliage tinged red in winter; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found in Mrs Olive Cowan’s garden (Petherton, Temple Close, Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey, England); introduced by G. B. Rawinsky (Primrose Hill Nursery, Haslemere, Surrey) in 1971 as ‘either carnea or darleyensis type’.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
Mauve (H2) flowers darkening to pale purple (H10), I–IV; gold foliage; vigorous, trailing habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Ideal for hanging baskets.
Seedling from Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’; raised by J. Anderson (Broadhurst Nursery, Grampound, Truro, Cornwall, England) in 1975; introduced by Anderson by 1980.
Tybesta is the Roman (Latin) name for Grampound.
Deep rose-pink (H7) flowers, II–IV; dark bronze-green foliage in winter becoming “Old Gold” in summer (when it closely resembles ‘Ann Sparkes‘); more open habit than the latter but more floriferous; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
A sport from ‘Vivellii‘. Found by O. Schröder (Ekern, Germany) in 1957.
Name of the parent cultivar; aureus = golden yellow
Shell-pink (H16) flowers darkening to heliotrope (H12), II–IV; foliage yellow throughout the year; compact upright habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Less prone to foliage-burn in spring than most other yellow-leaved winter heaths.
Seedling; found in John Letts’ garden in 1973; he gave it to Windlesham Court Nursery (Windlesham, Surrey, England); introduced by Windlesham Court Nursery in 1977.
Named after Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey where John Letts lived.
Pink (H8) flowers darkening to lilac-pink (H11), large, II–IV; bright gold foliage; spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. One of the hardier winter heaths with golden foliage.
I–IV, sparse; light green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. It is probable that several different clones are sold under this name, some being better than others, some being plants that lost their identification labels.
White flowers; I–III; flowers large, held well above foliage, in compact spikes; mid-green foliage; compact; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm.
Possible seedling; introduced by Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset, England) about 1927 (‘in the possession of the Dorset Nursery, of Broadstone.’*)
Named after the sister of H. E. Beale.
