Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–X, in long spikes; mid-green foliage; vigorous open habit; height 31–45cm; spread 61–75cm. (‘Grandiflora’ is sometimes grown under this name.)
Listed by Sinclair in 1825 as Erica vagans var. rubra, and by J. Smith (Monkwood Grove, near Ayr, Scotland) by 1830. Whether any clone so named now is the same as Sinclair’s or Smith’s is doubtful.
Named from Latin ruber = red.
Clear pink (H8) flowers, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found near the village of St Keverne on The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, by P. D. Williams in 1909.
Named after the village where it was found.
Shell-pink (H16) flowers, VIII–X; mid-green foliage; neat compact habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Recommended.
Introduced by Slieve Donard Nursery (Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland) by 1966, but it is not listed in any of the catalogues issued by the Slieve Donard Nursery (cf E. C. Nelson & E. Deane, ‘Glory of Donard’ 1993).
Derivation not known. The name is one word, not two.
Flowers usually replaced by green feathery shoots, very rarely with pale pink (H8) flowers;VIII–X; mid-green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. An intriguing, attractive curiosity, suitable for flower-arranging.
Wild-collected; found by P. D. Williams (St. Keverne, Cornwall, England) about 1909.
Named from viridi- = green; flos = flower.
White flowers, IX–XI; bright gold foliage throughout the year; slow-growing; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Similar to ‘Valerie Proudley‘.
Seedling; found about 1984 by H. H. Lunn at Crail Nurseries (Newstead Abbey Park, Linby, Nottinghamshire, England); introduced by Crail Nurseries in 1987.
Named after the finder’s wife, Diana M. Lunn.
Lilac flowers (H4), VIII–X; bright yellow foliage, acquiring a pink tinge with age; vigorous; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. More vigorous than’Valerie Proudley‘ and is thought to be more hardy.
Found by J. B. A. Dekker (Mijdrecht, Netherlands) in 1982; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1986.
Named after Jan Dekker, the finder and alluding to the foliage colour.
Rather dirty white flowers, VIII–X, with dark anthers; mid-green foliage.
Grown at Woburn before 1825; listed by Conrad Loddiges (Hackney, London) as early as 1826, and later by J. Smith (Monkwood Grove, near Ayr, Scotland) in 1830. Plants under this name probably represent more than one clone, and they would be better listed as Erica vagans f. alba.
Named from the latin albus = white; after the flower colour.
Correct name ‘Nana‘
White flowers, VII–IX; mid-green foliage; spreading habit; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected; found in northern Spain by M. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1975; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg in 1983.
Derivation not known.
Off-white flowers, VIII–XI, in long spikes; bright green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 61–75cm. Outstanding.
Wild-collected; found on Goonhilly Downs, the Lizard, Cornwall, England; introduced by Treseder & Sons (Truro, Cornwall) by 1966.
Named after the county where it was found, and the flower colour.
