‘Elkstone White’

White flowers, VII–VIII; mid-green foliage; compact broad habit; height 10–15cm; spread 21–25cm.

Wild-collected; found at Elkstone on Morridge Moor near Leek, North Staffordshire, England; introduced by John Ravenscroft (Bridgemere Nurseries, Nantwich, Cheshire) about 1953. ‘The only plant in flower at the time it was spotted.’

Named after the place where it was found, Elkstone on Morridge Moor, Leek, Staffordshire.