Pale mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX, free-flowering; glaucous green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Plants were cultivated under this name by 1846.
Named from pallidus = pale.
Heathers
‘Parsons’s Gold’
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage tinted bronze, going darker in winter; compact slender habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Introduced by William R. A. Parsons (Wood Close, Upper Woolhampton, Berkshire, England) before 1977.
Named after W. R. A. Parsons, and alluding to the foliage colour.
‘Parsons’s Grey Selected’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; pale grey foliage; open habit with twisted stems; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Introduced by William R. A. Parsons (Wood Close, Upper Woolhampton, Berkshire, England) before 1973.
Named after W. R. A. Parsons, and alluding to the foliage colour. The first name ends with an s, so it is followed by an apostrophe and an s — Parsons’s.
‘Pastell’
❁ Pale pink (H8) flowers, IX–XI; grey-green foliage; erect open habit; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. The colour of the flowers is between ‘Peter Sparkes‘ and ‘Elsie Purnell‘. Sport on ‘Peter Sparkes‘ found by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) in 1984, and named in 1986.
‘Pat’s Gold’
Pale lavender flowers, VII–IX; bright golden foliage throughout the year; compact, erect; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Recommended.
Seedling; introduced by Heather Acres Inc. (Elma, Washington, USA) in 1993.
Named after Pat Cullers, a long-time employee at Heather Acres Inc. (Elma, Washington, USA).
‘Peace’
White flowers, IX–I; bright green foliage; strong upright but broad habit; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm. The result of deliberate crossing of ‘Battle of Arnhem‘ and ‘Long White‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) who passed the propagation rights to the Dutch Heather Society as a mark of respect to the battle.
‘Pearl Drop’
Pearly white flowers, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage; compact, erect; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Introduced by Little Park Nursery (Flowton, Suffolk, England) by 1980.
Name is an allusion to the flower colour.
‘Peggy’
Lilac–pink flowers; VII–VIII; foliage deep gold which takes on shades of bronze and red in cold weather; habit low, spreading, compact; height 16–20cm; spread 26–30cm. Resembles ‘Arran Gold‘ but much hardier and more reliable. A seedling raised and selected by Brita Johansson (Vargön, Sweden) and named after the family’s fox terrier. Registered 13 January 2000; Brita Johansson, Musselvagen 3, 468 34, Vargon, Sweden.
‘Penhale’
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–X; purple-green foliage; compact; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Named after the village near where it was found
‘Pennyacre Gold’
Mauve (H2) flowers, IX–X; golden foliage deepening to orange in winter; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Introduced by Pennyacre Nurseries (Springfield, Fife, Scotland) before 1975.