Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Typical of the wild ling in the region from which it got its name.
Heathers
‘Lyle’s Late White’
White flowers, IX–X, in elegant spikes; very dark green foliage; vigorous ,upright; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm. Ideal for use as cut-flowers, but prone to fungal problems.
Finder unknown; introduced by R. Lyle (Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
Name alludes to its flowers and flowering time; and after Ronald Lyle.
‘Lyle’s Surprise’
White flowers, VIII–IX; distinctive, feathery, dark green foliage creating a lacy effect when in flower; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected; found in Morayshire, Scotland, by Ronald E. Lyle (Alloa, Clackmanonshire, Scotland) by 1965.
Named after the finder.
‘Lyndon Proudley’
Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–X, small; mid-green foliage; very compact; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Found by B. & V. Proudley (St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England); introduced by B. & V. Proudley in 1968.
Named after the younger son of Brian & Valerie Proudley (see also Calluna vulgaris ‘Andrew Proudley’).
‘Kaiser’
Lilac-pink flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; vigorous; height 60cm; spread 60cm.
‘Karin Blum’
White flowers, VIII–X; yellow-orange foliage throughout the year; low -growing but upright; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after Herman Blum, the finder’s, second daughter.
‘Kermit’
White flowers, VIII–IX, abundant; yellow-green foliage, turning greener in autumn, young shoots tipped white in spring; broad, upright; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. It differs from ‘Westerlee Green‘ in having a broader habit and the foliage is greener in autumn.
Seedling; selected by A. Bosch (Westerlee, Netherlands); introduced by Bosch in 1991.
Named after a frog puppet in a TV programme.
‘Kerstin’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; downy, deep lilac-grey foliage, shoot tips pale yellow in winter, changing to red in spring; strong, upright shrub; height 30–40cm; spread 31–45cm. Very hardy. Selected by Brita Johansson (Vargön, Sweden) and named after her daughter.
‘Kerstin Jacke’
White flowers [no other information available].
‘Kinlochruel’
❁ White flowers, VIII–IX; bright green foliage, tined bronze in winter; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. A spectacular plant, certainly one the best widely available double whites. Found by Brigadier E. J. Montgomery at Kinlochruel (Colintraive, Argyll, Scotland) as a sport on ‘County Wicklow‘.