Pink (H8) flowers darkening to mauve (H2), with shell-pink (H16) sepals, XII–V, very floriferous; mid-green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling, perhaps a cross between Erica carnea ‘King George’ and Erica carnea ‘Springwood Pink’; introduced by 1971.
Named after a well known horticulturist Randle Blain Cooke (1881–1973).
Deep pink (H8) flowers darkening to heliotrope (H12), II–III, in long spikes; mid-green foliage; vigorous trailing habit; height 10–15cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; found by J. Anderson in Broadhurst Nursery (Grampound, near Truro, Cornwall, England) in 1974; introduced by Felsberg Nurseries (Liskeard, Cornwall).
Name alludes to the habit and flower colour.
Heliotrope flowers, XII–II; dark green foliage; vigorous, trailing habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Darker than ‘December Red‘. Of Dutch origin; named after the raiser’s son.
White flowers with a slight violet blush, II–IV; light green foliage; open spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Found by S. Ketelaar in a private garden in Holland in 1985. Named in September 1993 and introduced by G. van Hoef (Barneveld, Netherlands).
Bright pink flowers, I–IV; bronze-green foliage; low upright flowering stems making it suitable for growing in pots; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Highly recommended.
Selected from seedlings of ‘Myretoun Ruby‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany) in 1981; introduced by Kramer in 1990. Clone ERI 4; submitted for plant breeders’ rights in Germany by Kramer; rights granted in Germany on 18 December 1991.
Very attractive rose pink (H7) flowers with little hint of blue, III–IV; mid-green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Selected from seedlings of ‘Myretoun Ruby‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany); raised by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) in 1981; introduced in 1992. Clone ERI 8; submitted for plant breeders’ rights in Germany on 23 March 1992; rights granted on 27 October 1993.
Clear pink (H8) flowers, I–III, sparse; dark green foliage; height to 20cm; spread to 40cm. Not a good plant: shy flowering and poor growth.
Named from roseus = rose-pink.
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, I–V; dark green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Available from Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset, England) in 1946; that nursery may have introduced this cultivar.
Named after an allusion to the flower colour.
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, XI–IV, abundant; mid-green foliage; spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.
Introduced by 1971.
Beetroot (H9) flowers, XI–IV; dark green foliage turning reddish in winter; slow growing; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. The flowers are redder than all other cultivars of winter heath. Selected from seedlings of ‘Myretoun Ruby‘ by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany).
