‘Cevennes’

Mauve (H2) flowers, VII–X; mid-green foliage; compact spreading habit; height 26–30cm; spread 61–75cm. A good carpeting heather.

Wild-collected; found in the Cévennes, France, by Sir Oscar Warburg (Epsom, Surrey, England) and Dr E. F. Warburg (Oxford University); introduced by the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens, Wisley, in the 1930s.

Named after the locality where it was found, in France.