Mauve flowers of little significance, VII–VIII; golden foliage; shoots radiating from the centre of the plant bend down before rising at the tips; height 10cm; spread 25cm. A seedling found at Almondell Nursery (Methven, Perthshire, Scotland) and named after part of John Lewis’s score for the film ‘No Sun in Venice’.
Heathers
‘Golden Tee’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–IX; golden foliage in summer deepening to rusty red in winter; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. More vigorous than ‘Golden Drop‘.
Seedling; collected, perhaps on Sunningdale Golf Course, Surrey, England, by John F. Letts (Foxhollow, Windlesham, Surrey); introduced by John F. Letts by 1972.
Name alludes to the foliage colour, and it possible origin on a golf course.
‘Goldilocks’
Lavender (H3) flowers with white bases; VII–X; foliage golden to lime-green; height 16–20cm; spread 46–60cm. A sport from ‘Eden Valley‘ found in 1987 by David Edge (Forest Edge Nurseries, Woodlands, Wimborne, Dorset). Registered 22 June 1999: David Malcolm Edge, Forest Edge Nurseries, Woodlands, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 8LS, England.
‘John Eason’
Magenta (H14) flowers, VI–X; gold foliage in summer turning bronze in winter; height 21–25cm; spread 61–75cm.
Wild-collected; found near Broadstone, Dorset, England, by C. D. Eason of Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset); introduced by Maxwell & Beale in 1933.
Named after another son of Charles Eason (see under Erica cinerea ‘C. D. Eason’) (Yearbook of the Heather Society 4 (1): 32-34 (1993)).
‘Jos’s Golden’
Purple (H10) flowers, VII–IX; golden foliage turning red in winter; broad upright habit; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. More floriferous than ‘Constance‘. A sport found in J. G. Flecken’s garden, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, during 1988 on a plant that had been collected in the wild at Lande de Frehel, Brittany, France. Registered 23 December 1993: J. G. Flecken, Kerkrade, Netherlands.
‘Jos’s Honeymoon’
White flowers, VII–VIII; golden yellow foliage; dwarf creeping habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. A sport from ‘Honeymoon‘ found in 1989 by Jos Flecken (Kerkrade, Netherlands). Registered 23 December 1993: J. G. Flecken, Kerkrade, Netherlands.
‘Rock Pool’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–VIII, very sparse; golden yellow foliage turning orange-red in winter; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Wild-collected sport on a normal plant; found by J. F. Letts on Sunningdale Golf Course, Surrey, England; introduced by J. Hall (Windlesham, Surrey) in 1972.
‘Screel’
Amethyst flowers, VII–IX; gold foliage in summer darkening to orange-red in winter; compact, near prostrate habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Found on Screel Hill near Threave, Castle Douglas, Scotland.
‘Summer Gold’
Glowing magenta (H14) flowers, VII–X; gold foliage in summer becoming greener during winter; upright; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. An attractive plant.
Seedling among ‘C. D. Eason‘; found by Clive Benson in his garden at Farington, Preston, Lancashire, England; introduced by C. Benson by 1978.
Name lludes to the foliage colour.
‘Windlebrooke’
Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–IX; golden yellow foliage in summer turning orange-red in winter; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found on Sunningdale Golf Course, Surrey, England, by John Letts; introduced by John F. Letts (Windlesham, Surrey) in 1972.
Named after Windle Brook, a stream near Windlesham.