Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; glabrous green foliage; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected; found in Scotland by Betty Baum (of Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland) before 1966; found at the same time as ‘Betty Baum‘.
The name is not descriptive of foliage.
♤ Purplish pink buds, fading to white at the base, in long spikes, VIII–XII; mid-green foliage; neat, compact, erect plant; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. Considered to be an improvement on ‘Marleen‘.
Raised by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) before 1993; submitted for plant breeders’ rights in Germany on 30 November 1993; EU rights granted on 1 September 1997.
Named after Fritz Kircher, founder and President, Gesellschaft der Heidefreunde in honour of his 80th birthday.
Pale purple (H10) flowers, VIII–IX; light green foliage; new growth is creamy white and red retained into the summer; open upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; found by S. Ketelaar (Nieuwegein, Netherlands) about 1976; introduced by P.G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1982.
Name alluding to the foliage colour and season. The name is hyphenated.
Magenta (H14) flowers, deepening to crimson (H13), VIII–IX; mid-green foliage; broad, erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Sport on ‘Carmen‘: found by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) in 1982, and introduced by K. Kramer in 1987.
Named after Herr Miessner (1910-1972) wrote the first German book on heathers in 1970 (Der Heidegarten 20: 4-11 (1986)). German orthography is ‘Eckart Mießner’.
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage. Very floriferous. Named after an aunt of Sqn. Ldr. A. Taylor who found it in her garden at Crowborough, East Sussex, England; height 31–45cm; spread 61–75cm.
Pale (H3) lavender flowers, IX–XII, with mid-green foliage; upright; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. A good late cultivar.
Found by E. F. Brown in Germany before 1966; introduced in the USA
Named after the finder, an American airman, friend of Letts.
Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; less graceful but more compact than ‘C. W. Nix’; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
White flowers, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage, with striking yellow young shoots in spring; compact, erect habitt; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Introduced Mrs P. Rodwell (Upminster Lodge Nurseries, Upminster, Essex, England) in 1995.
White flowers in long tapering spikes, VIII–IX; bright green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. (The name was also used at one time for ‘Walter Ingwersen‘.
Correct name ‘Lilac Elegance’
