Deep crimson (H13) flowers; V-IX; dark green foliage flecked with red, gold and yellow throughout the year; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Sport of ‘William Buchanan‘; found by Clive Baulu (Hardwicks Nursery, Newick, Sussex, England) about 1970; introduced about 1975 by Robinson’s Nursery (Knockholt, Kent).
Name alludes to the foliage colour, and the parent cultivar.
Deep crimson (H13) flowers; V-XII; dark green foliage; dwarf habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. This plant has a particularly long flowering period. Recommended.
Seedling from ‘William Buchanan’; raised in 1966 and introduced in 1976 by G. Yates (Tabramhill Gardens, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
Named after the nursery, then at Nottingham, where it originated.
Deep crimson (H13) flowers; V-X; dark green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Outstanding mid-season plant, although it will continue flowering until the frosts. One of a number of seedlings found at Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, by William Buchanan.
Purple (H10) flowers; VI-X; dark green foliage; neat upright habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling, probably from ‘Jack Drake‘; found by Rinus Zwijnenburg; introduced in 1977 by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands).
Named alludes to the habit and flower colour.
Large deep amethyst (H1) flowers; VI-X; dark green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Very floriferous with white flowers; V-IX; mid-green foliage; neat habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Recommended. Found at Coldingham, Scotland.
Cerise (H6) flowers; V-VII; mid-green foliage; compact erect habit; height 16–20cm; spread 21–25cm. Named after the daughter of the raiser, David Edge (Wimborne, Dorset, England).
Dark ruby (H5) flowers, slightly darker than ‘William Buchanan‘; VI-XI; dark green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm.
Ruby (H5) flowers; V-VII; dark green foliage; neat compact habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Recommended where ‘William Buchanan‘ is considered too vigorous.
Seedling; raised by W. Buchanan (Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland) before 1960; introduced by Inshriach Nursery (Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland) and named after the nursery’s owner Jack Drake. The plant is generally regarded as being a hybrid.
Named after Major J. H. Drake, proprietor of Inshriach Nursery, Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Purple (H10) flowers, opening two weeks later than ‘Red Imp‘; VI-X; golden foliage turning greenish yellow in autumn and winter; neat compact habit; height to 30cm; spread about 30cm.
A sport on ‘Red Imp‘ introduced in 1999 which is hardy. Some shoots may be green (and should be removed). Found in Boomkwekerijen Bosch (Westerlee, Groningen, Netherlands) in 1993;
Named alludes to the parent plant and the foliage colour. See Ericultura 115: 6 (1999).
