Heliotrope (H12) flowers, VII–X, abundant and in bloom for a long period; mid-green foliage; compact, creeping, forming a cushion; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Heathers
‘Sally Anne Proudley’
Mauve (H2) flowers, IX–X; dark green foliage, young shoots tipped cream in spring; height 16–20cm; spread 46–60cm. Named after Valerie and Brian Proudley’s daughter.
‘Salmon Leap’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; light green foliage tinged with salmon giving an unusual and pleasing effect; semi-prostrate; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Introduced by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England).
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
‘Sam Hewitt’
Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer turning a deep red in winter; erect ,very compact; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found by Mr & Mrs Hewitt (Frensham, Surrey, England) about 1982; introduced by Mr & Mrs Hewitt.
Named after the finder’s son.
‘Sampford Sunset’
Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–X; gold foliage in summer, turning a golden bronze in winter; open erect habit; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm. Considered to have a better constitution than ‘Sunset‘ but it tends to be greener in appearance
‘Sandhammaren’
♤ Salmon-pink buds, IX–XI; dark green foliage; erect, reasonably compact habit; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found east of the Beacon of Sandhammaren, Skåne, Sweden, by Kjell-Arne Olsson (Färlöv, Sweden) in 1987; introduced by Henry Olofsson (Munkedal, Sweden) in 1995.
Named after the Beacon of Sandhammaren, where it was found.
‘Sandwood Bay’
White flowers, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage; dwarf; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. From the cliff top near Sandwood Bay, Cape Wrath, Scotland.
‘Sandy’
♤ White buds, VIII–XI, in long spikes; yellow foliage throughout the year; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Sport from ‘Melanie‘ found in the nursery of Marohn & Häger (Apen, Germany) in 1995.
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany, on 18.09.1997. CPVO 6.1997 15/12/1997
Kurt Kramer plant breeders rights given on 19.06.2000. CPVO 4.2000 15/08/2000
‘Sarah Platt’
White flowers, VIII–IX; yellow foliage in spring and summer turning yellow-green in winter; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Not as tall and with larger flowers than ‘David Platt‘. It is named after our grand daughter, the daughter of David Platt, and was registered in November 1992.
‘Saskia’
Deep lilac pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Exceptionally hardy.
Seedling; raised in 1983 from a deliberate sowing, and selected by Mrs Brita Johansson (Vargön, Sweden); introduced by Arthur Persson (Tostarp, Sweden) in 1987.
Named after Rembrandt’s wife.