New Heathers

'Lilo'

Flowers pink (H8): X-II; foliage dark green; habit erect but spreading; height 15-20 cm; spread 25-30 cm; two years old plants 

Seedling from crosses, selected by Kurt Kramer,

Recorded and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 17.01.2018. CPVO 2.2018 15/04/2018

Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 07.10.2019. CPVO 6.2019 15/12/2019

'Samantha'

Flowers cerise (H6): II-IV; foliage dark green; habit compact; height 15cm; spread 25cm,two years old plants

Seedling from crosses 2011, selected by Kurt Kramer

Recorded and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 17.01.2018. CPVO 2.2018 15/04/2018

Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 07.10.2019. CPVO 6.2019 15/12/2019

'Cordula'

Flowers salmon (H15) without any trace of blue, single, larger than normal; II-IV; foliage dark green; habit broad, erect shrub to 30cm tall, 35cm across after 3 years. Seedling raised and selected by Kurt Kramer in 2010. ® E.2016:01 Registered on 18th February 2016 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 22.01.2016. CPVO 2.2016 15/04/2016 Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 11.09.2017. CPVO 6.2017 15/12/2017

'Sally'

Flowers single, small, crowded on shoot tips in dense spike; corolla c. 5mm long, rose pink (H7); calyx paler, lobes to 2.5mm long; anthers dark; I-IV; foliage “lemon yellow” throughout the year (RHSCC 145A Yellow-green group: plant from shadehouse in December); leaves to 10mm long; habit compact shrub to 15cm tall, 25 cm across in 3 years (not pruned). Sport on ‘Saskia’ found by David Edge in 2015 at Forest Edge Nurseries. Named by David Edge after his daughter-in-law, mother of Saskia. ® E.2016:04 Registered on 7th of December 2016 by David Edge, Forest Edge Nurseries, Wimborne, Dorset.

'Snowbelle'

Flowers variously malformed, in unevenly spaced, loose spike; axillary clusters of 1–3 relatively large flowers widely spaced; corolla white c. 6mm long, apex splitting unevenly (often not into 4 lobes); calyx lobes 4 (rarely 5), white, petal-like, to 5mm long, c. 1–1.5mm wide, exceeding the corolla especially before anthesis; stamens 8 (rarely 9–11), often malformed and contorted; anthers tan; style may be malformed and contorted, or straight; ovary green: I-V; foliage mid-green throughout the year, leaves relatively broad, c. 10mm × c. 2mm, whorls widely spaced; habit bushy, low-growing heather; to 20cm tall, to 35 cm across (not pruned) in 3 years. Seedling found at Forest Edge Nursery by David Edge, in 2014. ® E.2016:05 Registered on 5th December 2016 by David Edge, Forest Edge Nurseries, Wimborne, Dorset.

Dark Star

Evergreen, upright, bushy shrub;  to 0.5m tall (depending on pruning regime).

Foliage dark brown-green, young growth tinged dark red.

Leaves linear,  to 6mm, <0.5mm broad.

Flowers white, buds dull red; tubular, to 5mm long; in raceme-like clusters, florets in threes or in pairs; style becoming emergent, + straight; style-end tinged red; ovary + cylindrical, c. 2.5mm long, glabrous; seed not formed; calyx lobes 4, rarely two dorsal lobes fused; stamens 8, included; filaments with sigmoid bend below anther; anthers dark red, with amber awns; pollen not formed; nectar evident in base of corolla but no conspicuous nectary ring.

 

The foliage of Erica x vanleuvenii is much finer than in the parent heathers. 

Unlike clones of other hybrid heaths, ‘Dark Star’ does not have the colourful (discoloured) young shoots ("spring tips").

'Ellie'

♤ Budbloomer grade 4, red RHS 60B; VIII-X; foliage dark green, creeping; height 10 cm; spread 25-30 cm.

Sport on Athene, found by Georg Münster, Geldern-Lüllingen, Germany.

Breed by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, 26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 23.11.2020. CPVO 1.2021 15/02/2021

Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 05.09.2022. CPVO 6.2022 15/12/2022

'Asli'

♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher), white, VIII-X; foliage: silvery green; habit: upright, bushy, to 50cm × 50cm after 4 years (pruned). Buds relatively large, pure white; early blooming and long-lasting; very vigorous. A deliberately raised seedling (VL 11-00012); cross made in 2010; selected in September 2011 by J. van Leuven. ® C.2017:01 registered on 20 June 2017 by J. van Leuven, Geldern-Lüllingen, Germany. Recorded and bred by Johannes van Leuven, Ilmenweg 39, 47608 Geldern, Germany. 02.03.2017. CPVO 3.2017 15/06/2017 Johannes van Leuven, EU PBR given on 06.05.2019. CPVO 4.2019 15/08/2019

'Maite'

♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher); buds red (H6): IX-XI; foliage dark green; habit after 3 years to 10cm tall, 30cm across. Seedling raised and selected by Kurt Kramer. Knospenzwerg 9 (11-58-9) This bud-bloomer with red (H6) buds has a very low-growing, creeping habit that can be lead shoots to "weep" when the plant is grown in a suitable container, was selected and named by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany, and introduced as part of the "Garden Girls" series, The name 'Maite' should be pronounced "my-ta". The name is a short form of Maria Theresa, and originated in the Basque country in the north-east of Spain. The name also means "lovely one". ®C.2016:01 Registered on 21st February 2016 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany. Applied for and Bred by Kurt Kramer Edammer Str. 26, 26188 Edewecht, Germany on 14.01.2016. CPVO 2.2016 15/04/2016 Kurt Kramer EU plant breeders rights given on 19.06.2017.  CPVO 4.2017 15/08/2017

'Finula'

♤Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher); buds lilac (H8): IX-XI; foliage dark green; habit after 3 years to 10cm tall, 30cm across. Deliberately raised cross made and selected by Kurt Kramer; Knospenzwerg 14 (11-58-14). ® C.2016:02 Registered on 21st February 2016 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany.

'Mina'

♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher), red; X-XII; foliage very dark black-green; green when young; habit upright, to 50cm tall × 50cm across after 4 years (pruned). “Blüht ab: KW 41. Die schwarzlaubige Sorte ‘Mina’ erhält durch die erst spät erscheinenden roten Knospen ein ganz spezielles Erscheinungsbild.” Deliberately raised seedling, raised in October 2010, selected in October 2011. Named by Johannes van Leuven after his grandmother: “she loved flowers”. ® C.2016:03. Registered on 29th December 2016 by Johannes van Leuven (Geldern, Germany). Recorded and bred by Johannes van Leuven, Ilmenweg 39, 47608 Geldern, Germany. 20.06.2014. CPVO 4.2014 15/08/2014 Johannes van Leuven, EU PBR given on 25.07.2016. CPVO 5.2016 15/10/2016

'Salome'

♤ Bud-flowering (Knospenblüher), “salmon” (“a new colour in Calluna”); IX-XII; foliage green; habit upright, to 50cm tall × 50cm across after 4 years (pruned). Deliberately raised seedling, raised in September 2011, selected in September 2012. ® C.2016:04. Registered on 29th December 2016 by Johannes van Leuven (Geldern, Germany). Recorded and bred by Johannes van Leuven, Ilmenweg 39, 47608 Geldern, Germany. 22.12.2016. CPVO 1.2017 15/02/2017 Johannes van Leuven, EU PBR given on 10.09.2018. CPVO 6.2018 15/12/2018

'Eko'

Flowers purple (H10), single, small; VIII-X(early); foliage in summer green tinged bronze, bronze more pronounced in young growth; individual leaves very small, and congested on stems; shoots very neatly 4-sided; habit upright, bushy; height 22cm; spread 22cm after 4 years not pruned. Selected from mixed seedlings, raised from open-pollinated plants. "No other cultivar has this combination of foliage and flower colour." Eko means echo in England: "once seen one will recall it". Published in Heather news quarterly 37 (4: Fall 2014): 11 (name only); URL www.heatherworld.org/new-heathers (posted 24 October 2015). ® C.2015.10 registered on 21 September 2015 by Sten-Börje Sörensson, Almvägen 7, 475 51 Hönö, Sweden.

'Judy Wiksten'

Flowers heliotrope (H12), single; IX-X; foliage bright yellow in summer, with bright yellow young growth; habit upright, bushy; height 30cm; spread 30cm across after 4 years. Selected from mixed seedlings, raised from open-pollinated plants. "No other Calluna cultivar as this combination of heliotrope flowers and soft yellow foliage." Judy loved heather and she loved Sweden. She deserved to be commemorated by a beautiful Swedish plant. Published in the Bulletin of The Heather Society 8 (6: Autumn 2015): 10-11, front cover; URL www.heatherworld.org/new-heathers (posted 24 October 2015). ® C.2015.08 registered on 21 September 2015 by Brita Johansson, Musselvägen 3, 46834 Vargön, Sweden.

'Kuliss'

Flowers lavender (H3) with crimson (H13), single; IX-XI; foliage new shoots pink and cream, turning greyish green in summer, foliage and shoots with prominent tomentum of long, somewhat shaggy hairs; stem appearing white; habit upright, bushy; height 50cm; spread 50cm after 5 years. Selected from seedlings raised from open-pollinated plant of 'Tallboy', possibly pollinated by 'Kerstin'. It looks like a vigorous mixture of the two presumed parents. Fantasy name. Published; URL www.heatherworld.org/new-heathers (posted 24 October 2015). ® C.2015.07 registered on 21 September 2015 by Sten-Börje Sörensson, Almvägen 7, 475 51 Hönö, Sweden.

'Lore'

♤ 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). Recorded and bred by Johannes van Leuven, Ilmenweg 39, 47608 Geldern, Germany. 22.03.2015. CPVO 3.2015 15/06/2015 Johannes van Leuven, EU PBR given on 19.06.2017. CPVO 4.2017 15/08/2017

'Lisann'

♤ 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). Recorded and bred by Johannes van Leuven, Ilmenweg 39, 47608 Geldern, Germany. 27.03.2015. CPVO 3.2015 15/06/2015 Johannes van Leuven, EU PBR given on 19.06.2017. CPVO 4.2015 15/08/2017

'Tegel'

Flowers pale lavender (H3), single; VII(late)-VIII; foliage yellow-green tinted with bronze in summer, with brick-coloured young shoots in spring and early summer; habit bushy, upright, broad; height 30cm; spread 45cm across (pruned) after 4 years. Selected from mixed seedlings, raised from open-pollinated plants. Tegel is Swedish for brick and this alludes to the colour of the springtime foliage. Published; URL www.heatherworld.org/new-heathers (posted 24 October 2015). ® C.2015.09 registered on 21 October 2015 by Sten-Börje Sörensson, Almvägen 7, 475 51 Hönö, Sweden.

'Troy'

Flowers mauve (H2), single; VIII-X; foliage yellow-green in summer; individual leaves minute; habit erect; height 25cm; spread 35cm after 4 years (pruned). Seedling raised in 2011 by Sten-Börje Sörensson. Named by Ann-Marie and Sonny Magnusson after their dog. Published in Heather news quarterly 37 (4: Fall 2014): 11 (name only);  URL www.heatherworld.org/new-heathers (posted 24 October 2015). ® C.2015.11 registered on 28 September 2015 by Sten-Börje Sörensson, Almvägen 7, 475 51 Hönö,, Sweden.

'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.

'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.

'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

'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

'Emma '

♤ Flowers-buds white, 4mm long, 1.5mm across; IX-X; foliage dark green with mid-green new growth; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm after 3 years (pruned). Grows without problems in hot summers.
Deliberately raised seedling made in October 2007 by Helmut Hiedl; selected in October 2008.

® C.2014.03: registered on 9 January 2014 by Helmut Hiedl, Altrusried-Krugzell, Germany.

Recorded and bred by Helmut Heidl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 20.01.2011. CPVO 2.2011 15/04/2011

Helmut Heidl, EU PBR given on 08.10.2012. CPVO 6.2012 17/12/2012

'Freya'

♤ Flowers-buds blue-violet (H3 lavender), 4mm long, 1.5mm across; IX-X; foliage dark green with mid-green new growth; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm after 3 years (pruned).
Deliberately raised seedling in October 2005 by Helmut Hiedl; selected in October 2006.

® C.2014.02: registered on 9 January 2014 by Helmut Hiedl, Altrusried-Krugzell, Germany.

Recorded and bred by Helmut Hiedl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 04.01.2010.

PBR granted 27 April 2011.

'Hilda'

♤ Flowers buds brilliant violet-blue ( H3 lavender), 4mm long, 1.5mm across; IX-XI; foliage dark green with mid-green new growth; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm after 3 years pruned.

Deliberately raised seedling, cross made in October 2005 by Helmut Hiedl; selected in October 2006.

®C.2014.01:registered on 9 January 2014 by Helmut Hiedl, Altrusried-Krugzell, Germany.

Recorded and bred by Helmut Heidl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 24.11.2008. CPVO 1.2009 15/02/2009

Helmut Heidl, EU PBR given on 06.06.2011. CPVO 4.2011 15/08/2011

'Luisa'

♤ Flowers-buds blue-pink to violet (RHS74C–78C), 4mm long, 1.5mm across; VIII-X; foliage dark green with mid-green new growth; habit upright;  height 30cm' spread 25cm after 3 years (pruned). Early flowering.

Deliberately raised seedling, cross made in October 2005 by Helmut Hiedl; selected in October 2006.

® C.2014.04: registered on 9 January 2014 by Helmut Hiedl, Altrusried-Krugzell, Germany.

Recorded and bred by Helmut Heidl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 24.11.2008. CPVO 1.2009 15/02/2009

Helmut Heidl, EU PBR given on 06.06.2011. CPVO 4.2011 15/08/2011

'Rena'

♤ Flower buds H8, IX-XII; foliage mid-green; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm after 3 years.

Sport on 'Hera', found by Kurt Kramer in October 2007.

® C.2014.06 registered on 11 September 2014 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany.

'Sarah'

♤ Flowers-buds white, 4mm long, 1.5mm across; IX-XI; foliage light green, in summer with light green new growth, turning light green to yellow in autumn; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 25cm after 3 years (pruned). Deliberately raised seedling made in October 2007 by Helmut Hiedl; selected in October 2008. ® C.2014.05 registered on 9 January 2014 by Helmut Hiedl, Altrusried-Krugzell, Germany. Recorded and bred by Helmut Heidl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 20.01.2011. CPVO 2.2011 15/04/2011 Helmut Heidl, EU PBR given on 08.10.2012. CPVO 6.2012 17/12/2012

'Selma'

♤ Flowers-buds red, dense;IX-XII.
Deliberately raised seedling, cross made by Helmut Hiedl.

® C.2014.07: registered 29 December 2014 by Helmut Hiedl, Altrusried-Krugzell, Germany

Recorded and bred by Helmut Heidl, Wasserschwenden 3, 87452 Altusried, Germany 21.01.2014. CPVO 2.2014 15/04/2014

Helmut Heidl, EU PBR given on 08.06.2015. CPVO 4.2015 15/08/2015

'Glockenspiel'

Flowers rose-pink (H7) to heliotrope (H12) in terminal racemes, 20–30 per cluster; IV:VI and often also IX;XI; foliage dark green almost spirally arranged or in disarticulated whorls of 3 or 4; habit upright; height 30cm; spread 30cm. Another (nursery code 04-59-6) of the seedlings raised by Kurt Kramer in 2004 from unnamed “pink” seedling of Erica manipuliflora deliberately pollinated by an unnamed “crimson” seedling of Erica spiculifolia. This name is chosen as the German equivalent of carillon, a musical instrument comprising a collection of at least 23 bells. ® DME 2018–05: Registered 29 September 2018, by E C Nelson, England. See The June 2019 RHS publication The Plantsman for more details.

'Red Harmony'

Big flowers cerise (H6): II-IV; foliage dark green; habit compact; height 25cm; spread 40 cm after 3 years.

Seedling from crosses 2012 selected by Kurt Krame.  Tetraploid.

Applied for and bred by Kurt Kramer, Edammer Straße 26, D-26188, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany. 17.01.2018. CPVO 2.2018 15/04/2018

Kurt Kramer, EU PBR given on 07.10.2019. CPVO 6.2019 15/12/2019

'Michael Sellers'

Flowers corolla magenta (H14), 6mm long x 3mm diameter; calyx magenta (H14), 4mm long; anthers brown; I -IV(V); foliage: mid to dark green; young growth cream; habit: vigorous plant, spreading to 0.6m, to 0.4m tall, after 10 years (not pruned). Similar to ‘Kramers Rote’ but with brighter flowers and cream new growth. Origins: Seedling (EES 77-1) raised in 1977 and selected in 1979 by Barry Sellers from among seedlings of Erica erigena ‘Superba’ that had been deliberately cross-pollinated; pollen parent not recorded but probably Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’. Named by Barry Sellers after his late father. ® E.2016:03  registered by Barry Sellers, Norbury, England.

'Pink Harmony' [Adopted name for 'Pink Magic']

Flowers: corolla heliotrope (H12, RHS 73B), to 6mm long, 3mm across, calyx shell pink (H16), 3mm long; anthers black, style end cerise (H6); XII-V; foliage: mid-green, with bright green young growth; habit broad, bushy: after 3 year in 40cm tall; spread 40cm (pruned). Flowers bigger than ‘Winter Treasure’. Deliberately raised seedling (pollen parent 94-5-39, seed parent 94-5-35) produced by Kurt Kramer, in 2007; selected in 2011. ® E.2016:06 Registered on 18th February 2016 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht, Germany. At time of registration as 'Pink Magic' (E.2013.03) stated to be a tetrapod.

'Torero'

Flowers mauve to heliotrope (H2 / H12) in spikes to 8cm long, corolla urn-shaped, to 7mm long, maximum width 5mm; calyx dark mauve, to 4mm long; anthers very dark red, fully emergent; II-IV; foliage dark green above, pale green below, to 9mm long, linear; habit upright; height to 45cm tall; spread 35cm after 5 years (not pruned). Differs from ‘Kramers Rote’, more upright habit and more “red”. Deliberately raised seedling, cross made by Johannes van Leuven in February 2008; selected February 2010; EU-Sortenschutz SR-2 (Torero). Named after a bullfighter. registered on 6th April 2015 by Johannes van Leuven, Geldern, Germany. ® E.2015:02. registered on 6th April 2015 by Johannes van Leuven, Geldern, Germany.

'Snow Surprise'

Flowers clear white; III-V, corolla 5mm long, 2.5mm across; anthers dark brown; calyx white, 2.5mm long; foliage light green; height 25cm; spread 30cm after 3 years (not pruned). Sport on 'White Spring Surprise' in winter 2007; found by Kurt Kramer; introduced autumn 2011. ® E.2014:02 registered on January 2014 by Kurt Kramer, Edewecht-Süddorf, Germany.

'Mysterious Colleen'

Flowers in terminal umbel; VI-X; corolla white; ovary pale green, cylindrical, with uneven covering (mainly around upper part) of short hairs; anthers pale tan, with prominent awns; nectary ring green; habit bushy, low-growing heather, with pronounced tendency to produce "discoloured" (yellow) branchlets that gradually turn green; retains yellow (dis)colouring into late summer; long cilia (hairs) on margins of leaves and sepals usually not gland-tipped. This is only the second clone of Praeger's heath known to have white flowers (see Heathers 9: 76 (2012); Ericultura 163: 14 (2011)). The origin of this clone is not known. It has been grown in Connemara by Susie and Alan Kay from material given to Susie Kay by Dr John Griffiths, and in Norfolk by Dr E. C. Nelson. ® DME 2018-04 registered on 26 August 2018 by Susie Kay.

'Dresden' (=Erica verticillata)

Bushy, medium-sized, erect shrub growing to an average height of 1.6m, but old specimens may reach up to 1.8m tall; 1-1.5m broad. The flowers are medium to dark pink (darker pink than ‘Tresco’ lighter than ‘Adonis’), tubular, 15mm long, 3mm diameter; umbellately arranged (3, mainly 4 flowered), on very short (3mm) lateral branches arising from the main stem, arranged in dense, whorled, pseudo-racemes below the ends of flowering branches. (Normally 3, occasionally 4 verticels per synflorescence) The external morphology of the Dresden form is marginally different from the other Erica verticillata forms. The flowers are smaller and more congested, verticels fewer; non-flowering lateral branches are less ordered, normally arranged in single whorls or dispersed up the main stems and only a few are arranged in whorls of three (3-5) on the upper third of the stems. Origins: This specimen comes from a small market garden nursery, Heidegartnerei Grunberg in Dresden, specializing in Erica. It is recorded at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens with the accession number, 14/2012 and cultivar ‘Dresden’. Herr Hemut Heidl bought it at a market in Berlin many years ago when Dresden was in East Germany. Cuttings were donated by Helmut Heidl GbR Wasserschwenden 3.87452 Altusried / Krugzell.Fax 0049 (0) 8374 - 23435  Web:www.hiedl-gbr.de. Landowner: N/A: Mail: [email protected]. Landowner org: Heidegartnerei Grunberg. Landowner ph: 49 (03523) 71130 ® E.2018:01 registered on 10 April 2018 by Anthony Hitchcock Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens Nursery, Living Collections and Threatened Species Manager  

'Grüner Favorit'

Correct name for this cultivar is Erica arborea f. arborea 'Kermit'. Name changed as original name was rejected by the  Federal Plant Variety Office (Bundessortenamt).

'Polar Express'

Flowers single, in groups of four at tips of shoots, flowering shoots very densely crowded towards ends of branches; corolla c. 9mm long, white, slightly curved, widening towards mouth; calyx segments unequal, with broad translucent margins and pale green mid-rib, lobes c. 3mm long, c. 1.5mm broad; anthers brown; style to 9mm long prominently emerging from corolla, style end green when fresh; nectar profuse; IV-VI; foliage deep green; linear leaves to 6mm long; habit compact bushy shrub to 0.9m tall, to 1m across in 3 years (not pruned). Seedling 05-2-20 raised by K. Kramer in 2005, F2 seedling of self-pollinated 'Mr Robert'. Selected  and named by David Edge in 2016 after cultivation in Forest Edge Nurseries. Hardier than other clones of E. australis having survived a frost test as a seedling in Germany. Distinguished from 'Mr Robert' and 'Holehird White' by green style end. ® E.2016:07: registered on 21 December 2016 by David Edge, Forest Edge Nurseries, Wimborne, Dorset.

'Susie's Blush'

Buds relatively long and narrow, slightly curved; corolla white at base flushed pale pink towards tip (deeper pink in bud); style tip dark red; anthers brown (darker than ‘Shining Light’). Flowers: (June) July–September in cultivation. Bushy heather which responds well to pruning, with vigorous upright shoots to 0.35m tall, to 0.5m across (after 8 years in cultivation; pruned); leaves densely and evenly arranged on shoots, bright green, paler than ‘Shining Light’; marginal cilia may be gland-tipped. A selection from wild plants growing near Cabo de Peñas, Asturias, northern Spain, noticed by members of The Heather Society during a field trip in 2007. Named as a compliment to Susie Kay, Conference Manager of The Heather Society, in whose Connemara garden it has been grown, and who has propagated it. ® E.2016:02 registered by The Heather Society.