Lavender (H3) flowers, VII–XI; mid-green foliage; rather straggly habit unless well pruned; height 31–45cm; spread 61–75cm.
Heathers
‘Hutton’s Seedling’
Amethyst (H1) flowers, VI–IX, profuse, with large petaloid sepals half the length of the corolla; dark green foliage; compact habit; height 10–15cm; spread 26–30cm. Unusual and attractive.
Wild-collected; found near Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, by D. Hutton (Aberfoyle, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland); introduced by Hutton about 1968.
Named after David Hutton.
‘Iberian Beauty’
Deep mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–IX; mid-green foliage; distinctive prostrate, creeping habit; height 10–15cm; spread 31–45cm.
Wild-collected; found on cliffs near Santander, north-eastern Spain, by C. Brighton (Berkhamstead, London, England); introduced by Holden Clough Nursery (Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire) in 1981.
Name alludes to its country of origin.
‘Janet’
Shell-pink (H16) flowers, VI–X; light green foliage; height 16–20cm; spread 26–30cm. Deserves to be more widely grown.
Wild-collected: from Hamel Down or Hunter’s Tor, Devon, or Trink Hill, Cornwall, England, collected by Miss M. B. G. Waterer (Eden Valley’, Ludgvan, Cornwall) about 1941; introduced by Knap Hill nursery (Woking, Surrey) by 1960.
Named after a Scottish friend of Miss Waterer.
‘Jersey Wonder’
Amethyst (H1) flowers, VII–IX; leaves dark green in lower part and yellow towards tips; open habit; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm. Distinctive. Found by David McClintock at Jardin d’Olivet, Jersey.
‘Jiri’
(H10) flowers, VI–X, in long spikes; dark green foliage; bushy upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm. Found at Montendre in the Charente, between Bordeaux and Cognac, France, by N. Nagels (Kalmthout, Belgium) in 1977 and named after his son.
‘John Ardron’
Crimson (H13) flowers, VI–X; dark green foliage; compact habit; height 16–20cm; spread 31–45cm. Named after a prominent member of The Heather Society.
‘Josephine Ross’
Deep rose-pink (H7) flowers, VI–X; mid-green foliage; compact spreading habit; height 26–30cm; spread 61–75cm. Outstanding. Hardy.
Wild-collected; found in Cornwall, England, by Mr & Mrs J. F. Letts (Foxhollow, Windlesham, Surrey); introduced by John F. Letts by 1965.
Named after Mrs Josephine Hutchinson (née Ross), then a gardener at Foxhollow.
‘Joseph Murphy’
Purple (H10) flowers, VI–X, profuse and for a long period; dark green foliage; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Collected by Joseph Murphy on Bray Head, County Wicklow, Ireland.
‘Joyce Burfitt’
Distinctive dusky rose-pink (H7/H13) flowers, VI–VIII; dull grey-green foliage; height 21–25cm; spread 26–30cm.
Wild-collected; found near Sandford, Wareham, Dorset, England, by Miss Joyce Burfitt about 1950; introduced by Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset) in 1958.
Named after the finder, a founder member of The Heather Society (see Bulletin of The Heather Society 4 (1): 1-2 (1987)).