Magenta (H14) flowers, larger than normal, I–IV; dark green foliage deepening to bronze-green in winter; compact, broad spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Of Dutch origin found by Albert Bosch about 1985 at nursery. Registered on 29 October 2006 by Albert Bosch, Westerlee, Netherlands.
Heathers
‘Rubinteppich’
Heliotrope–magenta (H12/H14) flowers, I–IV; mid-green foliage; vigorous; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling from ‘Springwood White‘ x ‘Vivellii‘; raised in 1964 and introduced in 1967 by H. Hachmann (Barmstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany).
The name means literally ruby carpet.
‘Ruby Glow’
Magenta (H14) flowers, I–V; mid-green foliage; spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Probably from Jongkindt Conuicks (Dedemsvaart, Netherlands); introduced by Conuicks in 1921.
Name alludes to the colour of the flowers.
‘Scatterley’
Tiny pink flowers, II–IV; tiny mid-green leaves; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm. An unusual plant best suited for tubs and sink-gardens; a very small cultivar, a sport from ‘Winter Beauty‘. Found by H. Kruse. nurseryman of Bad Zwischenahn by 1991.
‘Schatzalp’
Mauve (H2) flowers, I–III; dark green foliage; compact; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found at Schatzalp Alpine Garden (Guggenbacht, near Davos, Switzerland) by 1987; introduced by H. Frei Nursery (Wildensburg, Zurich, Switzerland) by 1987.
Named after the Alpine garden founded 1968 in Guggenbacht, near Davos, Switzerland.
‘Sherwood Creeping’
Lavender (H3) flowers, I–IV; mid-green foliage; slow growing; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm.
Possible seedling; raised and introduced by Sherwood Nursery (Portland, Oregon, USA) in 1963.
Named after the nursery, and its habit.
‘Smart’s Heath’
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, I–III; mid-green foliage that turns bronze in winter; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Probable seedling; found on his nursery at Smart’s Heath Lane, Woking, Surrey, England, by Mr Lane; introduced by John F. Letts (Foxhollow, Windlesham, Surrey) by 1966. Originally distributed as Erica carnea ‘Springwood Pink: dark form’.
Named after Smarts (no apostrophe) Heath Lane, Woking, Surrey, where John Letts obtained stock from a local nursery. The name when first published was spelled with an apostrophe.
‘Sneznik’
Small rose-purple flowers, II–III; tiny dark green leaves; unusual compact habit created by the many short side shoots; height 10–15cm; spread 16–20cm. Named after a mountain in Slovenia where it was found.
‘Spring Cottage Crimson’
Flowers heliotrope (H12) darkening to pale crimson (H13), I–III; mid-green foliage; spreading habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found at Spring Cottage (Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales), about 1965; introduced by Otters’ Court Heathers (West Camel, Somerset, England) by 1981.
Named after Mrs Parris’s house.
‘Spring Day’
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, I–V; mid-green foliage; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
A sport from ‘Springwood Pink‘; introduced by 1986 from Ridgway Heather Nursery, or Springfield Nurseries by 1987.