‘Lüneberg Heath’

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.

‘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.

‘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.

‘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‘.