Heathers

White flowers in long erect spikes up to 25cm long: VIII–X; lime-yellow foliage throughout the year; erect open habit; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Floriferous. Recommended.

Sport on Calluna vulgaris ‘Long White’ found by Jim Thompson (Manchester, California, USA )n May 1991 and named in honour of the Californian gold rush of 1849. Registered 8 November 1995: Mrs R. Daneri on behalf of Col. James Thompson, P.O. Box 21, Manchester, California 95459,USA.

Named in allusion to the California gold rush of 1849. The first word is not hyphenated.

Pale purple (H10) flowers, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; spreading; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Good ground-cover plant, found on a copper mine in Cornwall by John F. Letts and named after his house in Surrey.

Purple (H10) flowers, VIII–IX but very sparse; soft mid-green foliage; a very neat hummock; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm. Suitable for troughs.

In cultivation by 1867.

Unlikely, as often stated, to have been named after Walter Fox (1858-1934) as he would only have been 9 years old when it was introduced to cultivation! There are numerous other Foxes who could be the discoverer, but no likely person has been identified.

Bright mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; emerald green foliage; forms a tiny mound; height 10–15cm; spread 16–20cm.

As the name implies it is much more free flowering than ‘Foxii’, but at the expense of the neatness of the mound.

For ‘Foxii’, see under Calluna vulgaris ‘Foxii‘; floribundus = flowering profusely.

Mauve (H2) flowers, sparse, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; beautiful miniature plant; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. A little larger and looser than ‘Minima‘.

For ‘Foxii’ see under Calluna vulgaris ‘Foxii‘; nanus = dwarf.

Pink flowers, VIII–IX; green-gold foliage in summer, turning orange-red in winter; upright; height 16–20cm; spread 21–25cm.

Derivation not known.