White flowers, VIII–X; bright green foliage; vigorous with an open habit unless well trimmed; height 46–60cm; spread 75–100cm.
Wild-collected; found on Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall, England; introduced by Treseder & Son (Truro, Cornwall) in 1965.
Name alludes to the flower colour, and habit.
White flowers, VIII–X; bright green foliage; vigorous; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm.
Introduced by 1985, perhaps by Neil Treseder (Truro, Cornwall, England).
Name alludes to the flower colour, and habit.
Mauve (H2) flowers, IV–VI, with conspicuous dark brown exserted anthers; grey-green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Outstanding.
Named from umbellatus = umbellate (i.e. flowers in an umbel).
White flowers; V–VI; foliage bright green; habit bushy, upright shrub; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. Dr Maria Isabel Fraga Vila (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain) sent seed from a white-flowered plant in June 1983 to Denbeigh Heathers (Creeting St Mary, Ipswich), and one of the seedlings raised also had white flowers. Named after the then Administrator of The Heather Society, Anne Small, to mark her contribution to the work of The Heather Society. Registered 11 September 1999: The Heather Society.
Vivid deep heliotrope (H12) flowers; V–VI; foliage dark green; habit bushy, upright shrub; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Outstanding. Collected at Cabo Villano (La Coruña, Spain) by David McClintock, Dr Charles Nelson and David Small in 1982. Registered 11 September 1999: The Heather Society.
Pink flowers, VI–IX; grey-green foliage; erect habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. Collected on the Orkneys and introduced by Allendale Nurseries (West Midlands).
Deep pink-red flowers, VI–VIII; dark grey-green foliage; broad erect habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Sport on ‘Daphne Underwood‘; found by H. J. van de Laar (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1968; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop) in 1974. The flowers are smaller but are the reddest in the species.
Named after the finder’s daughter, Ardy van de Laar (Ericultura 60: 19 (1986)).
Rose-pink (H7) flowers, VI–IX; grey-green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Similar to ‘Hookstone Pink’ but blooms a little earlier. Found by Lake Bala, Wales.
Magenta (H14) flowers, VII–XI; grey-green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected; found in Aldershot area by Mrs C. Underwood (Woking, Surrey, England) in 1938; removed to the nursery where it survived, and introduced by G. Underwood & Son (Hookstone Green Nursery, West End, Woking, Surrey) in 1948.
Named after the finder, the wife of George Underwood (see Erica vagans ‘George Underwood‘).
Pale pink flowers, VI–X; grey-green foliage; prostrate with curling stems, but some may grow upright; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. An interesting novelty, suitable for troughs, window boxes and hanging baskets, collected by Dr Charles Nelson, near Roundstone, County Galway, Ireland.
