Seedling; said to have originated before 1939 at Veitch’s Nursery near Brockhill, Devon, England, family home of the Bayne-Powell family; named by David McClintock in 1994 by which time its hardiness was well established; and introduced by Denbeigh Heather Nurseries (Creeting St Mary, Ipswich).
Registered 29 October 1994: David McClintock, Piatt, Kent.
Named after the Bayne-Powell family home in Devon, where this was found.