Pale lavender (H3) flowers in very small spikes, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. The most floriferous of the pin-cushion lings.
Introduced by 1930.
Named from nanus = dwarf; compactus = compact.
Heathers
‘Natasja’
White flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Named after the finder’s daughter.
‘Naturpark’
Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage with orange or red tips to the shoots all the year; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found in the Lüneburger Heide Nature Park, Germany, by H. Westermann (Bispingen-Borstel, Lüneberger Heide, Germany); introduced by H. Westermann in 1972.
The name comes from that of the park where it was found; in Gartenwelt (9 February 1974) the name is rendered as ‘Naturpark 16’.
‘Nele’
❁ Rose-pink flowers, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; upright habit. Found by Günther Wollmer (Fuhlendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) before 1992 and named after his grandmother.
‘Nico’
Purple-red flowers, VIII–Oct; dark green foliage; broad upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Selected from a deliberate cross between ‘Darkness’ and ‘Carmen’; it is named after the raiser’s grandchild.
‘Nofretete’
♤ Dark salmon-red buds, IX–XI; dark green foliage; broad upright habit; height 30cm; spread 50cm.
Seedling selected by Johannes van Leuwen (Geldern-Lüllingen, Germany) in October 2000.
Prone to fungal attack.
Registered on 15 December 2002 by Johannes van Leuven.
‘Macdonald of Glencoe’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–IX; dark green foliage; bushy, vigorous; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Introduced by Manning’s Heather Farm (Sebastopol, California, USA) before 1982 (when it was obtained by Alice Knight).
‘Mair’s Variety’
White flowers, VIII–IX, in long spikes; mid-green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Best vigorous single white ling; ideal for cut-flowers.
‘A peculiarly robust form … notable for the great length of its flower-spike. “Mair’s Variety we like better each succeeding year. In purity of whiteness, brilliance of green and in the length of the finely-tapered spikes, this recent addition to the clan must be accorded a high place even among the elect.” (W. Beijerinck, Calluna. A monograph ..)
‘Mallard’
Mauve (H2) flowers, IX–X; dark green foliage; low, upright habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Similar to Calluna vulgaris ‘Mullion’ but more vigorous.
Wild-collected; found in France about 1981; introduced by P. Bakhuyzen & Zonen (Boskoop, Netherlands) about 1981, but discontinued in 1984.
It is named after a French friend of the introducer.
‘Manitoba’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; light yellow-bronze foliage in summer, darkening to orange, and then to bronze-red in winter; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Particularly attractive in spring. Originated in the Netherlands and named after the Canadian province.