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❁ Shell-pink (H16) flowers, VIII–X; bright green foliage; height 21–25cmr; bushy, compact habit; spread 31–45cm. Best double pink where a compact plant is required.

Wild-collected; found in Radnor Forest near Presteigne, Wales, by Miss H. M. Appleby in 1954; introduced by Dingle Hollow Nursery (Stockport, Cheshire, England) about 1955.

Named after the place where it was collected.

❁ Shell-pink (H16) flowers, VIII–IX; light gold foliage in spring and summer, turning greener in winter; bushy, compact habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.

Wild-collected; found in Radnor Forest near Presteigne, Wales, by Miss H. M. Appleby in 1954; introduced by Dingle Hollow Nursery (Stockport, Cheshire, England) about 1955.

Named after the place where it was collected.

Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–X, floriferous; dark green foliage; vigorous; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm. Named after the husband of Elsie Purnell.

Pale purple flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; vigorous, upright; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm.

A sport from ‘Ralph’s Red’; introduced by J. D. W. E. van der Lip (Hazerswoude, Netherlands) in 1991.

Name is alluding to the parent cultivar.

Deep purple-red flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; upright; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm.

Sport on ‘Ralph Purnell’; found and introduced by J. D. W. E. van der Lip (Hazerswoude, Netherlands) in 1989.

Name alludes to the parent cultivar.

Deep crimson (H13) flowers, darker than ‘Darkness’, VIII–IX, in dense spikes; dark green foliage; low spreading habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

A seedling found by Mr & Mrs Randall (Dunchideock, Devon) in 1981, growing near ‘Darkness‘.

Named after the finders.

❁ Flowers “double” in dense, long “spikes”, deep cerise red; VIII-X;  foliage dark green; habit upright heather with erect shoot;. Similar to ‘Dark Beauty’ but with lighter green foliage and redder flowers.

Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer, changing to intense orange-red in winter; semi-prostrate; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. A distinct improvement on ‘Golden Carpet‘ and ‘John F. Letts‘ for winter colour.

Raised by A. Taylor (Crowborough, Sussex, England); introduced by Denbeigh Heather Nurseries (Creeting St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk) in 1975.

Name alludes to the foliage colour.

❁ Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; broad spreading habit; height 16–20cm; spread 61–75cm. A sport from ‘J. H. Hamilton‘ found in Germany: the name is German and should not be altered to Red Favourite.

Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; light to mid-green foliage with brilliant red young shoot tips which persist into summer; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. The young shoots are redder than those of ‘Fred J. Chapple‘.

Seedling, close to ‘Fred J. Chapple‘; found by J. N. Anderson, Broadhurst Nursery (Grampound, near Truro, Cornwall, England); introduced by J. N. Anderson in 1979.

Name alludes to the red young growth, and the parent cultivar.

Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; dull gold foliage in summer. turning reddish bronze in winter; height 46–60cm; spread 61–75cm.

History uncertain: introduced by Ronald E. Hardwick (Newick, Sussex, England) in 1968, or introduced by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire).

Name is an allusion to the winter foliage colour.

Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–VIII; bronze-yellow foliage, changing to bronze-red in winter; vigorous, upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Found by J. Dekker (Mijdrecht, Netherlands); introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1975.

Named after the finder’s dog (see also Calluna vulgaris ‘Golden Max’ and ‘Orange Max’).

Crimson (H13) flowers, VIII–XI; dark green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.

Found by P. Bakhuyzen & Zonen (Boskoop, Netherlands); introduced by Bakhuyzen in 1981.

Name alludes to the flower colour.

❁ Cerise (H6) flowers, IX–X, redder than ‘Annemarie‘; dark green foliage; open habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Outstanding.

Sport on ‘Annemarie‘, deliberately induced by irradiation; found by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany); introduced by Kramer in 1984.

Name alludes to the flower colour.

Crimson (H13) flowers, VII–IX; dark green foliage; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Introduced by Bill Goddard (Flora Vista, British Columbia, Canada) before 1978.

Name alludes to the flower colour — but perhaps more correctly to the spring growth being red.

♤ Beetroot (H9) buds IX–XI; dark green foliage; broad, somewhat spreading and open habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Redder than ‘Marleen‘, but less so than ‘Alexandra’.

Sport on ‘Marleen‘; introduced by H. Hoekert (Oldebroek, Netherland) by 1988.

Name alludes to the flower form and colour. This name was also used as a synonym for Calluna vulgaris ‘Rose Bud’. Kramer (15 June 1997 ms) listed it also as a synonym for ‘Marlies’.

White flowers, VIII–IX, in longe spikes; downy grey foliage, young shoots with yellow tips in spring and summer; very erect; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. One of the best “spring-tip” lings.

Seedling; found by T. Huisman (Hattem, Netherlands) by 1980 and introduced in 1986 by H. W. de Bruijn (Boskoop, Netherlands).

Named after the introducer’s wife.

♤ Flower buds H8, IX-XII; foliage mid-green; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm after 3 years.

Sport on ‘Hera‘, found by Kurt Kramer in October 2007.

® C.2014.06 registered on 11 September 2014 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany.

Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–IX. profuse; pale green foliage; prostrate; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm.

Seedling found by F. Kircher (Heideberg, Hamburg-Langerhorn, Germany) in 1968; introduced by F. Kircher in 1972.

Name is a shortened form of Erica.

Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–X; orange foliage in summer turning red in winter; erect; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Introduced by Pennyacre Nursery (Springfield, Fife, Scotland) by 1977.

Pale mauve flowers, VII–IX; light green foliage, young shoots tipped bright yellow in spring; broad upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm. It arose as a seedling with Mr T. Huisman of Hattem, and was introduced by Mr H. W. de Bruijn Boskoop in 1992. This cultivar won a silver medal at Floriade 1992.

Flowers pale mauve (H2), single, VIII-IX; foliage rich golden in Summer, light red in Spring; there are red tints in the foliage even in Summer; habit low, spreading, to 20cm tall, 45cm across after 5 years.

Seedling, deliberately raised in 1998 and selected by Brita Johansson.

® C.2005:03 registered on 25 August 2005 by Brita Johansson, Musselvagen 3, 468 34 Vargon, Sweden.

♤ Pure pink buds, X-XII, habit remarkably straight upright shoots

Seedling raised by Helmut Heidl

Recorded and bred by Helmut Heidl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 15.01.2015. CPVO 2.2015 15/04/2015

Helmut Heidl, EU PBR given on 25.07.2016. CPVO 5.2016 15/10/2016

Pale mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; dark green foliage with occasional orange-yellow shoots; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm.

Wild-collected sport; found on a plant in a quarry at Rivington Pike near Bolton, Lancashire, England, by Jack Platt (Ulnes Walton, Lancashire) in 1978; introduced by Felsburg Nursery in 1981.

Named after the place where it was found.

Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; downy, soft yellow foliage, becoming duller with red tints in winter; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Seedling near ‘Silver Knight‘; found by H. M. J. Blum (Steinwijkerwold, Netherlands) in 1980; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherland) in 1983.

Fantasy name, alluding to parent cultivar.

Lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–X; gold foliage in summer, turning orange in autumn, and red in winter and spring; rounded compact habit; height 21–25cm; spread 61–75cm. Prone to disease.

Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced by J. W. Sparkes by 1962.

Named after the eldest child of Charles Chapman, Birmingham, England.

Dark crimson flowers, VII–VIII; dark green foliage; compact; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Introduced by Rock Spray Nursery (Truro, Massachusetts, USA) before 1990; this was later queried – we ‘now believe it is either ‘Allegro’ or ‘Corbett’s Red’.’*

Named after the nursery in USA which introduced it.

Crimson flowers, IX–X; mid-green foliage; upright.

An un-named plant (which had been imported from Denmark) purchased about 1980 in a flower-shop at Vargön by Mrs Brita Johansson (Vargön, Sweden); named by Mrs Johansson by 1995 and introduced in 1995 by Henry Olofsson (Ödsby Nursery, Munkedal, Sweden).

Name is the Swedish word röding means “something red”, an allusion to the flower colour. It is also the name for a fish related to salmon.

Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; golden-yellow foliage in summer, turning bright orange in winter, the shoot-tips a deeper colour; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm. Recommended.

A sport on a wild plant found near Carrick-on-Suir, County Waterford, Ireland, by Rinus Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1970; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg, Boskoop, in 1972.

Named after a friend of Rinus Zwijnenburg [Ericultura 60: 17 (1986)] who was on holiday with Zwijnenburg in Ireland when the sport was found.

Deep lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VIII–X; mid-green foliage; neat habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Similar to ‘Mullion’. Named after E. Hoare’s wife.

♤ Purplish red buds, VIII–XI, abundant; hairy, dark green foliage; broad, erect habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Seedling; raised by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany) in 1984; introduced in 1990; submitted for plant breeders’ rights on 28 September 1989; rights granted on 20 February 1992.

Fantasy name. Preliminary designation (vorläufige Bezeichnung; Anmeldename) was ‘Knospenbluher rot’.

Prostrate; yellow foliage in spring and summer turning orange-bronze in winter; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm; flowers not produced.

Wild-collected; found in the Shetlands by John Copeland; introduced by Jack Drake (Inshriach Nursery, Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland) in 1985.

Named after the locality where it was found on Mainland, Shetland.

♤ Lilac buds, IX–XI; dark green foliage with a reddish tinge; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Sport on ‘Underwoodii‘; found by P. Bakhuyzen & Zonen (Boskoop, Netherlands); introduced by Bakhuyzen in 1979.

Name is a reference to the young growth in spring.

♤ Shell pink buds H16; IX-XI; foliage bright green; height 10 cm; spread 30cm after 3 years.

Mutant sport on Claire  found in 2020 (by several producers, including Kurt Kramer) and was marketed under Gardengirls the following year.

EU-PBR through Claire.

♤ Bud bloomer, buds grade 4, medium purple red, RHS 64C to 67A; VIII-X; foliage middle green; habit upright, bushy; height 25–30cm; spread 30–40cm.

Sport on Calluna vulgaris ‘Elisa‘ found by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany.

Garden Girls Series late line

EU plant breeders rights given on 21.06.2021

Pale lavender (H3) flowers, VIII–IX; green-yellow foliage with an occasional red shoot; loose open habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Not as good as ‘Rosalind, Underwood’s‘.

Found by Mrs A. M. Wye (Crastock Heath, Woking, Surrey, England); introduced as C. vulgaris ‘Rosalind’ by Crastock Heath Nurseries in 1961.

Named originally, perhaps, after Mrs Wye; later the name of the place where it was found was added.

Lavender (H3) flowers, IX–X; yellow-green foliage in summer, with yellow shoot-tips in autumn, winter, and spring; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Outstanding.

Introduced by G. Underwood (Hookstone Green Nursery, West End, Woking, Surrey, England) by 1948 as Erica vulgaris ‘Rosalind’.

Rosalind has not been identified; later the name of the nursery where it was found was added.

♤ Bud bloomer, buds grade 4, medium purple red, RHS 64C to 67A, VIII–X; foliage mid green; habit upright, bushy; height 25–30cm; spread 30–40cm.

Sport on Rosita, found by Kurt Kramer.

Garden Girl series

Applied for by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany.  15.03.2019. CPVO 5.2019 15/10/2019

Kurt Kramer plant breeders rights given on 21/06/2021. CPVO 4.2021 15/08/2021

♤ Bud-bloomer; rose-pink; VIII-X; foliage bright green; habit broad, upright.

Sport on ‘Klaudine‘, found by Kurt Kramer in 2000.

Registered on 8 July 2003 by Kurt Kramer.

Recorded and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 24.10.2001. CPVO records 03.11.2024

♤ Dark red buds, VIII–XII; mid-green foliage; spreading; height 30cm; spread 50cm.

Sport on ‘Alicia‘, found by Kai Miissig (Miltenberg, Germany) on 4 October 2002 in Miltenberg. “The buds are much darker than ‘Pink Alicia‘.”

® C.2006:01 Registered on 23 January 2006 byKurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.

Recorded and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 05.12.2006. CPVO 1.2007 15/02/2007

Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 22.06.2009. CPVO 4.2009 15/08/2009

Beetroot (H9) flowers, VIII–X; dark green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Similar to ‘Darkness‘ but blooms two weeks earlier.

Wild-collected; found on Cluanie Moors near Invergarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland, in 1962; introduced by D. Hutton (Aberfoyle, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) by 1973.

Named after the introducer’s son.

♤ Deep lilac-red buds, IX–I; dark green foliage; broad upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

♤ Buds more red than Janina, H10 to 5mm long; VIII-XII; foliage dark green; habit spreading and pendulous; height 10cm; spread 25cm after 3 years (pruned).

Sport on Janina, found by Gerhard Martens, Kalkar

More vigour than Calluna vulgaris ‘Nelly‘ and ‘Claire‘.

GardenGirls series

EU-PBR through Janina.

Website https://gardengirls.de/en/world-of-gardengirls/our-assortment/

♤ Bud bloomer, medium buds grade 5, medium purple red, RHS 64B; VIII–XI; foliage medium green; habit bushy; height 25–30cm; spread 30–40cm.

Sport from Liliane, (K 01-39-4), found by Hermann Held, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany

Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany, on 13.11.2006. CPVO 1.2007 15/02/2007

Kurt Kramer plant breeders rights given on 24.08.2007. CPVO 5.2007 15/10/2007

Crimson flowers, IX–XI; dark green foliage; upright; height 31–45cm; spread 31–45cm.

Selected from seedlings produced by cross-pollinating ‘Darkness‘ and ‘Beoley Crimson‘; raised in Germany by D. Scholjegerdes (Aschhangerfeld, Germany) before 1987; introduced by Scholjegerdes about 1987. Listed by Heinz Schlangen (Westermoorstr. 33, 26683 Saterland/Scharrel, Germany).

Name alludes to the flower colour and month of flowering.

White flowers, VIII–X; bright green foliage, the young shoots with yellow tips in spring; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Outstanding.

Wild-collected; found on Calf of Man by F. J. Chapple about 1965; introduced by Slieve Donard Nursery (Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland) in 1967.

Named after Ruby (1909-1985; nee Rebecca Mills), wife of Leslie S. Slinger, proprietor of the Slieve Donard Nursery (see Calluna vulgaris ‘Leslie Slinger‘).

♤ Bud-flowering, mauve (H2); IX-XII; foliage summer green; new growth orange-red; habit upright, moderately vigorous.

Deliberately raised seedling from unnamed bud-flowering seedling pollinated by ‘Spring Torch‘, by David Wilson in 2005, selected in 2007.

® C.2010:05 registered by David Wilson, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.

❁ White flowers, VIII–X; yellow foliage throughout the year; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Any reversion with green foliage should be removed as soon as possible.

Sport on ‘Alba Plena‘; found by J. W. Sparkes at Beechwood Nursery (Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced by J. W. Sparkes in 1951.

Named after the raiser’s mother.