♤ Beetroot (H9) buds IX–XI; dark green foliage; broad, somewhat spreading and open habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Redder than ‘Marleen‘, but less so than ‘Alexandra’.
Sport on ‘Marleen‘; introduced by H. Hoekert (Oldebroek, Netherland) by 1988.
Name alludes to the flower form and colour. This name was also used as a synonym for Calluna vulgaris ‘Rose Bud’. Kramer (15 June 1997 ms) listed it also as a synonym for ‘Marlies’.
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer, changing to intense orange-red in winter; semi-prostrate; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. A distinct improvement on ‘Golden Carpet‘ and ‘John F. Letts‘ for winter colour.
Raised by A. Taylor (Crowborough, Sussex, England); introduced by Denbeigh Heather Nurseries (Creeting St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk) in 1975.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
❁ Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; broad spreading habit; height 16–20cm; spread 61–75cm. A sport from ‘J. H. Hamilton‘ found in Germany: the name is German and should not be altered to Red Favourite.
Trade designation, correct name ‘Red Favorit‘
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; light to mid-green foliage with brilliant red young shoot tips which persist into summer; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. The young shoots are redder than those of ‘Fred J. Chapple‘.
Seedling, close to ‘Fred J. Chapple‘; found by J. N. Anderson, Broadhurst Nursery (Grampound, near Truro, Cornwall, England); introduced by J. N. Anderson in 1979.
Name alludes to the red young growth, and the parent cultivar.
Purple-red flowers, VIII–IX, in long spikes; yellow-orange foliage, turning orange-red in winter; open, spreading, somewhat creeping habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Found by J. Proudfoot (Almondell Nursery, Methven, Perthshire, Scotland).
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; dull gold foliage in summer. turning reddish bronze in winter; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm.
History uncertain: introduced by Ronald E. Hardwick (Newick, Sussex, England) in 1968, or introduced by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire).
Name is an allusion to the winter foliage colour.
Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–VIII; bronze-yellow foliage, changing to bronze-red in winter; vigorous, upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Found by J. Dekker (Mijdrecht, Netherlands); introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1975.
Named after the finder’s dog (see also Calluna vulgaris ‘Golden Max’ and ‘Orange Max’).
Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by P. Bakhuyzen & Zonen (Boskoop, Netherlands); introduced by Bakhuyzen in 1981.
Name alludes to the flower colour.
Pink flowers, VIII–X, abundant; dark green foliage, young shoots tipped red in spring; prostrate; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Found on Trink Hill, Cornwall.
