Free-flowering, white, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage; open erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.
Heathers
‘Aurea’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer and copper-red in winter; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
‘Autumn Glow’
Sparse mauve (H2) flowers, XI–I; dark green foliage; spreading habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. [This name has also been used for a Dutch introduction with white flowers.]
f. alba
White flowers and dark grey foliage; compact erect spreading habit; height 16-20cm; spread 31-45cm. There are several clones on the market varying chiefly in height (see ‘Compacta Alba’).
‘Blue Ice’
Pink flowers are borne in early April; leaves steely blue in winter, very narrow; height 26-30cm; spread Originated as a seedling in a nursery in British Columbia, Canada.
‘Compacta Alba’
Ivory flowers; glaucous green foliage; compact, broad habit making a very neat mound; height 16-20cm; spread 26-30cm. Collected from the wild in Japan before 1959.
‘Grandiflora’
Large clusters of pale to mid-pink flowers; glaucous green foliage; broad spreading habit; height 10-15cm. Another cultivar collected in Japan.
‘Kirigamine’
Profuse mid-pink flowers; narrow grey green leaves; height 21-25cm; spread 31-45cm. Excellent garden plant that can withstand drier conditions than most Andromeda. Found on Mount Kirigamine, west of Tokyo, Japan.
‘Macrophylla’
Fat bunches of globular pink flowers which turn white with age; broad dark green leaves; height 31-45cm; spread 61-75cm.
‘Nana’
Rose-pink flowers; grey-green foliage, blue-green beneath; neat; height 21-25cm; spread 31-45cm. Attractive plant of Japanese origin.