Lilac flowers, VIII–IX; grey foliage, the young shoots with pink tips which turn silvery pink; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Found before 1991 and introduced by G. K. Langenberg (Boskoop, Netherlands).
Heathers
‘Pink Tips’
Pale lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; young shoots are tipped pink; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Of American origin.
‘Plantarium’
♤ Red buds, IX–X; dark green foliage; bushy habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
‘Platt’s Surprise’
❁ White flowers, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found at Southport Flower Show, Lancashire, England, by Jack Platt (Ulness Walton, Leyland, Lancashire) in 1974; introduced by Clive Benson (Preston, Lancashire) in 1978.
Name alludes to its origins.
‘Poolster’
White flowers, VII–IX; bright green foliage, shoots tipped creamy white in winter and spring; broad spreading habit; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Of Dutch origin, the name means Pole Star.
‘Porth Wen White’
White flowers, VII–IX; bright green foliage; dwarf, yet very spreading; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
‘Prizewinner’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–IX, very profuse; dark green foliage; close spreading, yet graceful; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found by David McClintock in his garden at Bracken Hill, Kent, England, about 1976; introduced by Great Comp, Borough Green, Kent, England.
It received its name as a result of winning a prize at a Royal Horticultural Society Show on its first showing.
‘Procumbens’ — name for a prostrate plant.
Description not available.
‘Prostrata Flagelliformis’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; dull green foliage; prostrate, spreading, shoots with downwards curving tips; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Suitable for hanging-baskets.
Found by H. A. Hesse (Weener an den Ems, Germany) by 1935.
Named from prostratus = prostrate; flagelliformis = whip-like.
‘Prostrate Orange’
Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer. turning orange in winter; semi-prostrate; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Prone to browning.
Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England): introduced by J. W. Sparkes in 1963.
Name alludes to habit and foliage colour.