Flowers white, single, IX-X; foliage yellow. “Habit strong, erect. Has the same characteristics as ‘Long White‘ (healthy, strong, erect growth)” but is distinguished by the bright yellow foliage; it is also clearly not the same as ‘Fortyniner Gold‘. Sport on ‘David Hagenaars‘.
Found by H. J. Kuipers in his nursery in 1998. Named after H. J. Kuipers’ son.
® C02.2004 registered on 24 September 2004 by H. J. Kuipers, Nijensleek, Netherlands.
♤ Corolla red, calyx dark red buds; IX-XI; foliage dark green. Sport on ‘Amethyst‘ found by Wilfried Holzwart, Hoisdorf, Germany, on 23 September 2002 at Betrieb Holzwart.
Named after the Greek goddess Athene.
Registration no. C01:2004: registered on 19 February 2004 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany, 24.01.2006, CPVO 2.2006 15/04/2006
Kurt Kramer plant breeders rights given on 17.07.2006. CPVO 5.2006 15/10/2006.
♤ Cerise (H6) buds; VIII-IX; foliage dark green; after 3 years 30cm tall, 25cm spread.
Sport on ‘Athene‘, found by Johannes van Leuven in October 2006.
® C.2009:03 registered on 11 March 2009 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
Recorded and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 05.01.2009. CPVO 2.2009 15/04/2009
Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 06.06.2011. CPVO 4.201 15/08/2011
♤ Pink-purple (“rosalila”) buds; VIII-X; habit upright; after 5 years 60cm tall, 50cm spread.
Seedling selected by Johannes van Leuven in September 2007: Named after Lena Keyseres.
® C.2009:07 registered on 26 November 2009 by Johannes van Leuven, Geldem-Liillingen, Germany.
Recorded and bred by Johannes van Leuven, Geldern-Lüllingen, Germany. 07.12.2009. CPVO 1.2010 15/02/2010
Johannes van Leuven, EU PBR given on 06.06.2011. CPVO 4.2011 15/08/2011
♤ Shell-pink (H16) buds; IX-XII; with mid-green foliage; after 3 years 30cm tall, 25cm spread.
Sport on ‘Helena‘, found by Kurt Kramer in October 2007.
® C.2009:02 registered on 11 March 2009 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
♤ Bud-flowerer; VIII-XI; buds solitary on very short lateral shoots; composed of 8 calyx segments, c. 4rmn long; corolla and stamens absent; ovary hirsute with shaggy hairs; style enclosed and contorted at apex; foliage more or less glabrous.
Wild-collected; found in October 2006 at Letterfrack, Cormemara, County Galway, Ireland.
® C.2009:06 registered on 20 July 2009 by Susie Kay, Lettergesh, County Galway, Ireland.
♤ White buds; IX-XI; bright green foliage; after 3 years 10cm tall, 30cm spread.
Seedling, raised and selected by Kurt Kramer.
® C.2009:01 registered on 11 March 2009 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
Recorded and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 28.11.2008.
Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 27.04.2011
Fragrant, “single” white flowers; VI-IX; anthers tan and style-end pink-tinged; flowering on principal shoots and then on axillary shoots. Foliage fresh green, hairless. Spreading plant; after 3 years to 30cm wide; to 15cm tall.
A wild plant discovered at Lettergesh, County Galway, Ireland, and propagated by Susie and Alan Kay. Like all Calluna it requires lime-free acid soil.
® C.2010:06 registered by Susie Kay; 7 September 2010.
Flowers rose-pink (H7); XII-IV; urn-shaped corolla to 5.5mm long, 2.5mm across towards base; calyx lobes rose-pink, darker towards base, 4mm long; foliage darkening in winter, with bronze tinge; mid-green in summer, 7 x 1 mm, habit low-growing, spreading, 20cm tall and 35cm across (pruned) after 3 years. Distinctive flower colour.
Chance seeding in Forest Edge Nurseries found in 2007 by David Edge, exhibited by Forest Edge Nurseries at the 2012 HTA National Plant Show in Coventry.
Named after Benjamin Edge’s daughter.
® E.2012:04 registered by Benjamin Edge, Faversham, Kent, UK.
Spectacular red (cerise H6) buds, opening to paler cerise flowers, arranged in an erect spike; VI-VII; foliage dark green; height 25cm; spread 25cm after 3 years.
‘Branka’ is a deliberately raised selection from the heather formerly called Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, a native of eastern Europe. This clone was raised by Kurt Kramer (Edewecht, Garmany) and propagated by Heidekulturen Marohn & Häger. Erica spiculifolia is hardy but is not widely grown and deserves to be better known.
Branka is a Slavonic girl’s name.
® E.2010:01 registered on 27 March 2010 by K. Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.
