Heathers

Magenta (H14) flowers, VI–XI; dark green foliage; neat ground cover; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm.

Possible seedling; introduced by Dingle Hollow Nursery (Stockport, Cheshire, England) by 1963.

Named after a village near Stockport, Cheshire.

Large crimson flowers, VII–IX; dark green foliage; compact erect habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.

Named from roseus = rose-pink.

Magenta (H14) flowers, VI–X; dark green foliage; vigorous and spreading; height 26–30cm; spread 61–75cm. Similar to ‘Rosy Chimes’.

Wild-collected; found on a mountainside near Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, by Tom Smith (Daisy Hill Nurseries, Newry).

Name alludes to the flower colour.

Magenta (H14) flowers, VI–IX, profuse; dark green foliage; compact, spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Outstanding.

Available widely in the U.K. under the name ‘Rosabella’.

Because ‘Rosabella’ has been used for a clone which may still be in cultivation (although it is believed to be extinct), the same name cannot be applied to an obviously distinct one. A new name is needed and this is provided here.

Ruby (H5) flowers with a dusky overtone, VI–X, sparse; dark green foliage; prostrate; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm.

Wild-collected, found in Cornwall, England, by Mr & Mrs D. Waterer (Bagshot, Surrey) in 1951; introduced by Knap Hill nursery (Woking, Surrey) by 1962.

Named after Donald Waterer’s wife.

Beetroot (H9) flowers, VI–X; dark green foliage; vigorous but tidy carpeter; height 31–45cm; spread 61–75cm. Outstanding.

Possible seedling; introduced by Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset, England) in 1930.

Named after one of Maxwell & Beale’s staff.

Rose-pink (H7) flowers, VII–IX; mid-green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. A striking plant when in full bloom.

Lilac (H4) flowers, VI–IX; mid-green foliage; rather open habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.

Introduced long before 1964.

Derivation not known. The name is composed of two separate words.