White flowers, VIII–IX; green-gold foliage; compact, erect; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Raised and introduced by C. Benson (Preston, Lancashire, England) before 1987.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
Heathers
‘Gold Spronk’
White flowers, VIII–IX; clear yellow foliage throughout the year; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Found by H. Hoekert (Oldebroek, Netherlands); introduced by Hoekert in 1983.
The unusual name derives from an area near Oldebroek in the Netherlands.
‘Goldsworth Crimson ‘
Crimson (H13) flowers, IX–XI, in long spikes but not free-flowering; very dark green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after the nursery which introduced it.
‘Goldsworth Crimson Variegated’
Ruby (H5) flowers, IX–XI, sparse; dark green foliage flecked with red and orange; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by W. C. Slocock (Goldsworth Nursery, Woking, Surrey, England); introduced by W. C. Slocock before 1964 as ‘Goldsworth Crimson Variegata’.
Name alludes to the parent plant and the foliage colour. The three words are separate and there are no hyphens.
‘Goscote Wine’
Wine-red flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer turning orange-red in winter; open erect habit; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm. Named after the nursery which introduced it.
‘Grasmeriensis’
Pink (H8) flowers in pretty, long spikes, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; upright; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by Robert Hayes (Grasmere, Cumbria, England), and introduced by Robert Hayes in 1930; resembled ‘Hammondii‘.
Named after Grasmere, a lake in the English Lake District.
‘Great Comp’
Mauve (H2) flowers, IX–X; dark green foliage; spreading; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found at Great Comp (Borough Green, Kent, England) before 1976
Named after the garden near Sevenoaks, Kent, where it was found.
‘Green Cardinal’
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VII–VIII; bright green foliage turning maroon in winter; stiff upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
‘Grey Carpet’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; downy silver-grey foliage; prostrate; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Found by a past President of The Heather Society, David McClintock, in his garden at Platt, Kent.
‘Grijsje’
Mauve (H2) flowers, IX–X; downy grey-green foliage; neat erect habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.