Lavender (H3) flowers, IV; dark green foliage; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Subject to frost damage in much the same way as ‘Brightness‘.
Listed as early as 1867 by J. Smith (Derbyshire, England) and 1882 by Rodger, M’Clelland & Co. (Newry, County Down, Ireland) both as Erica mediterranea, and this name was applied in 1920s to ‘a quite excellent dark-flowered form of Erica carnea.’
Named from Latin ruber = red.
Shell-pink (H16) flowers, IV–VI, getting dark with age, scented; dark green foliage; height to over 1m; spread 46–60cm.
Introduced by Wallace in 1914.
Named from Latin superbus = excellent.
White flowers, II–IV, sparse; golden yellow foliage throughout the year; slow-growing; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. This is prone to severe windburn in cold windy sites, and also, if planted in a harsh site, to reverting to ‘W. T. Rackliff‘ from which it was a sport.
Introduced by Bressingham Gardens (Diss, Norfolk, England) in 1977; shown at Chelsea Flower Show in 1977.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
Pink flowers (H8), II–V; golden foliage throughout the year; height 75–100cm; spread 75–100cm.
A seedling from ‘Golden Lady‘, deliberately raised by Barry Sellers in 1984. This can withstand cold winds better that ‘Golden Lady‘.
Registered 5 December 1996: B. M. Sellers, 8 Croft Road, Norbury, London SW163NF, England.
Named after a friend of Barry Sellers and pronounced “ting nee”.
IV–VI, sparse; bright green foliage; height 75–100cm; spread 61–75cm.
White flowers; XI–IV, freely borne in long spikes; bright green foliage; vigorous, erect; height 75–100cm; spread 31–45cm. Outstanding.
Possibly a seedling raised by J. W. Porter which was introduced by Brian Proudley. Found in the former garden of J. W. Porter (Carryduff, County Down, Northern Ireland) by Mrs V. Proudley and J. F. Letts in 1968; named by A. W. Jones (Otters’ Court, West Camel, Somerset , England) in 1978.
Named in honour of Brian Proudley, the nurseryman who first grew the plant in England.
White flowers; III–V; grey-green foliage; compact, erect; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm. One of the finest and purest of any of the white heathers and is very free-flowering. It generally blooms during late winter and early spring. It is of Irish origin, and is quite distinct from the tall white continental variety.
Name come from Latin hibernicus = Irish; albus = white.
Small (4mm long x 3mm diameter at widest ), urn-shaped flowers, with dark anthers visible at the mouth; corolla translucent at base shading to pink at lobes; II–V; foliage dark green; habit broad compact; height 50cm; spread 50cm.
This compact shrub with densely clustered small flowers is tolerant of alkaline soil and so is ideal for gardens that do not have acid soil. It will tolerate gravelly or rocky sites.’Ivory’ blooms in late winter and early spring and is frost-hardy. The individual flowers have pink lobes and notably dark anthers. This cultivar was first reported in 1978 as having been introduced by R. E. Hardwick, The Nurseries, Newick, Lewes, Sussex, but its origins are unknown. Plants grown under this name in England have malformed stamens and style but this does not affect the overall appearance.
White flowers; II–V; bright green foliage; height 46–60cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling from Erica erigena ‘W. T. Rackliff’; raised by Mrs Anne Parris (Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales) in 1978; introduced by Mrs B. Evans (Ridgway Heather Nursery, Craven Arms, Shropshire, England).
Named after Mrs Anne Parris.
White flowers; III–V; mid-green foliage; open habit; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Similar to Erica erigena ‘Nana Compacta’ but has a more open habit.
Introduced by James Backhouse (York) by 1867.
Named from Latin nanus = dwarf; albus = white. Originally Erica mediterranea nana alba.
