Flowers pale mauve (H2), single; VII-VIII: foliage dense, in summer mature foliage yellow/ green with orange/ gold tips:habit semi-prostrate. A nursery seedling found in 1987. Registered 22 September 1995: Mrs W. E. S. Bamford, Haythorne Nursery, Verwood, Dorset.
Heathers
‘Branton Bamford’
Flowers heliotrope: II-IV; flower buds sparse, in racemes approximately 2 cm long towards the centres of long, trailing stems: foliage yellow/ green in summer: habit semi-prostrate. A sport on Erica carnea ‘Pink Cloud’ found in Haythorne Nursery in 1992. Registered 22 September 1995: Mrs W. E. S. Bamford, Haythorne Nursery, Verwood, Dorset.
‘Compacta ‘
Clusters of shell pink flowers; V-VI; foliage glaucous green; height 20 cm; spread 30 cm; habit compact, broad making a neat mound.
‘Sunshine’
Flower buds bright dark pink, contrasting with pale yellow-green foliage, opening white; foliage yellow, fine; habit upright.
Seedling raised by Helmut Hiedl (Altusried, Germany). Resistant to Pestalotiopsis (an endophytic fungus that attacks heathers); suitable for cultivation under glass.
See http://www.hiedl-gbr.de/aktuell2.htm (accessed 2 January 2015).
‘Zulu’
Does not produce flowers; foliage black-green in summer; new growth dark green; habit broad, upright; height 30 cm; spread 25 cm after 3 years; pruned.
Stated by the registrant to be a girl’s name. Together with ‘Zeta’ and ‘Zoe’, ‘Zulu‘ creates an excellent Trio – Girls in the colours of the German National Flag.
Deliberately raised; cross made in Autumn 2007; selected Autumn 2008, by Kurt Kramer.
® C.2015:06. Registered by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany).
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 20.06.2014. CPVO 4.2014 15/08/2014
Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 25.07.2016. CPVO 5.2016 15/10/2016
‘Zoe’
Does not produce flowers; Mature foliage orange to red; young foliage yellow to orange; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm, after 3 years, pruned.
Deliberately raised; cross made in Autumn 2007; selected Autumn 2008, by Kurt Kramer.
® C.2015:05. Registered by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany).
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 20.06.2014. CPVO 4.2014 15/08/2014
Kurt Kramer,14-93-12, EU PBR given on 25.07.2016. CPVO 5.2016 15/10/2016
‘Zelia’
Does not produce flowers; foliage light green; habit upright; height 30 cm; spread 25 cm after 3 years; pruned.
Deliberately raised; cross made in Autumn 2007; selected Autumn 2010, by Kurt Kramer.
® C.2015:04. Registered by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany).
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany on 20.06.2014. CPVO 4.2014 15/08/2014
EU plant breeders rights given on 25.07.2016 CPVO 5.2016 15/10/2016.
‘Zalina’
♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher); small purple (RHS 74 B, H10) buds only after a warm autumn (perhaps in XI); foliage black-green in summer; new growth dark green; habit broad, upright; height 25 cm; spread 30 cm after 3 years, pruned
Deliberately raised; cross made in Autumn 2007; selected Autumn 2008, by Kurt Kramer.
® C.2015:03. Registered by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Germany).
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany on 16.10.2015. CPVO 6.2015 15/12/2015
EU plant breeders rights given on 19.06.2017 CPVO 4.2017 15/08/2017.
‘Lisann’ {Gardengirls®}
♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher), violet; mid VIII-X; foliage silver-green; habit: upright; height 45cm; spread 35cm across after 5 years (not pruned). Later to flower than ‘Loki’; more upright.
Deliberately raised seedling, raised before 2010, selected in September 2013. EU-Sortenschutz VL-13-7 (Lisann). ® C.2015:02. Registered by Johannes van Leuven (Geldern, Germany).
‘Lore’ {Gardengirls®}
♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher), buds red, small, VIII-X; foliage green; habit: upright; height to 45cm; spread 35cm across after 5 years (not pruned). Later to flower than ‘Loki’; more upright.
Deliberately raised seedling, raised before 2010, selected in September 2013. EU-Sortenschutz VL-13-5 (Lore). ® C.2015:01. Registered by Johannes van Leuven (Geldern, Germany).