White flowers, VII–IX; grey-green foliage; compact habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.
Introduced by N. R. Webster (Glencairn, Elgin, Scotland) in 1959.
Name possibly alluding to the flower colour.
Heathers
Erica terminalis
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VII–IX, faded flowers russet in winter; mid-green foliage; open habit which can be vastly improved by pruning in the early years; height to at least 1m; spread 75–100cm.
`Golden Oriole’
Lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VII–IX, ; yellowish green foliage, with bronze-red shoot tips particularly in winter; height 75–100cm; spread 75–100cm. A seedling found by Mr and Mrs D. I. Lockie (Sherford, Taunton, Somerset) in 1989.
`Thelma Woolner`
Deep lilac-pink (H11) flowers, VII–X; dark green foliage; height 61–75cm; spread 46–60cm. Less reliable than the “type”.
Collected in Sardinia and named by the finder after his wife.
‘Connemara’
Heliotrope (H12) flowers, VII–IX; dark grey-green foliage; loose spreading habit; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm.
The history of this clone is not known, despite statements to the contrary; there is absolutely no evidence that it was wild-collected near Clifden, County Galway, Ireland, by J. Mackay in 1846. Re-named Erica x praegeri ‘Connemara’ in 1969. Re-named Erica x stuartii ‘Connemara’ in 1979.
Named after the region in western County Galway, Ireland, where this was allegedly collected.
‘Irish Lemon’
Large mauve (H1/H2) flowers, V–IX; green foliage with brilliant lemon-yellow new growth in spring which persists until after flowering starts; neat rounded habit; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm. Collected by David McClintock on the shores of Lough Nacung, County Donegal, Ireland.
‘Irish Orange’
Lilac-pink flowers, VI–IX; dark green foliage, young shoots with orange tips in spring; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Collected at the same place and time as ‘Irish Lemon’ by David McClintock.
‘Irish Rose’
Lilac–pink flowers, VI–IX; dark green foliage, the new shoots in spring tipped pink; compact erect habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm. Collected near Lough Nacung, County Donegal, Ireland. Registered 26 July 1993: David McLaughlin, Omagh, N. Ireland, UK.
‘Nacung’
Large, dark lilac pink (H11) flowers, VI–IX; dark green foliage, young shoots with coral tips in spring; broad, loose but sturdy habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.
Wild-collected; found at Lough Nacung, County Donegal, Ireland, by David McClintock (Platt, Kent, England) in 1965; introduced by 1973 as Erica x praegeri No. 3 Seedling.
‘Stuart’s Original’
Small, tubular flowers, shell-pink (H16) at the base with beetroot (H9) tips, VII–X; grey-green foliage, young shoots with coral tips in spring; height 21–25cm; spread 21–25cm. First collected by Charles Stuart in Connemara in the late 1800s; refound at Craiggamore in 2000 (see Yearbook of The Heather Society 2001: 35–37). synonyms: Erica x stuartii ‘Stuartii’; Erica x stuartii ‘Charles Stuart’ (rejected).