‘Naturpark’

Pink (H8) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage with orange or red tips to the shoots all the year; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.

Wild-collected; found in the Lüneburger Heide Nature Park, Germany, by H. Westermann (Bispingen-Borstel, Lüneberger Heide, Germany); introduced by H. Westermann in 1972.

The name comes from that of the park where it was found; in Gartenwelt (9 February 1974) the name is rendered as ‘Naturpark 16’.