❁ White flowers, IX–X; dark green foliage; erect; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm.
Heathers
‘White Princess’
Correct name ‘White Queen‘
‘White Queen’
White flowers, VIII–X; mid-green foliage; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm.
‘White Star’
❁ White flowers, IX–X, in long spikes, with dark red stems; foliage dark green; broad erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
‘Wickwar Flame’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–XI; gold foliage in summer, turning superb shades of orange, then red in exposed conditions during winter; vigorous; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm.
Found and introduced by G. Osmond, Archfield Nursery (Wickwar, Wooton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England); in commerce in 1970.
Named after a village where George Osmond lived in Gloucestershire.
‘Wilma’
Pale lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage, shoots tipped cream and orange in spring; open spreading habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after an employee at Bob Brien’s nursery at Pitcairngreen, Scotland.
‘Wingates Gem’
Mauve (H2) flowers, IX–X; light orange foliage, shoots with pink tips in spring, turning bright orange in winter; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
One of three introductions by Wingates Nursery near Bolton, Lancashire.
Seedling; raised by Mrs Lambert (Wingates Nursery, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England) before 1985.
Named after the nursery; there is no apostrophe in the name.
‘Wingates Gold’
White flowers, IX–X; gold foliage throughout the year; compact; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; raised at Wingates Nursery (Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England) before 1985.
Named after the nursery; there is no apostrophe in the name.
‘Winter Chocolate’
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–X; golden foliage with pink shoot-tips in summer, turning bronze in winter, and with young shoots salmon-coloured in spring; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced by J. W. Sparkes about 1966.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
‘Winter Fire’
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; orange summer foliage, turning intense red in winter; broad spreading habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; raised by S. W. Bond (Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England) in 1970.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.