Cultivar

Flower Color

Time of
Bloom

Height and Width
in approx. 4 yrs

Foliage

Winter

Foliage

Comments

Dainty Bess *

mauve

Aug-Oct

4" x 10"

gray green

good for rock gardens

Darkness * +

crimson

Aug-Oct

neat compact

upright 10” x 12”

dark green

masses of

flowers

outstanding

Dark Beauty * +

semi-double blood red

Aug-Oct

compact 10” x 14”

dark green

turns to purplish red—best red flowered calluna

Dark Star * +

semi-double
crimson

Aug-Oct

neat compact
8" x 14"

dark green

rated higher than
'Darkness'

Darleyensis *

lilac pink

Aug-Oct

compact 14” x 18”

purple green

curly headed racemes

Dart’s Flamboyant *

mauve

July-Sept

spreading creeping 6” x 20”

bronze yellow

red in winter/spring

a favorite of ours

Dart’s Hedgehog *

mauve

July-Sept

spreading creeping 6” x 20”

bronze yellow

red in spring

Dart’s Parakeet *

white

Aug-Sept

spreading 8” x 18”

green gold

 arching stems

Dart’s Squirrel *

lavender mauve

Aug-Sept

upright 14” x 20”

gray green

spring tips red

beautiful in flower

David Eason *

mauve

Aug-Sept

dense upright

14” x 16”

pale orange

red

striking foliage all year

David Hutton *

mauve

Aug-Sept

dense upright

14” x 16”

pale orange

red

striking foliage all year

David Platt *

semi double white

Aug-Oct

12” x 18”

yellow

flowers well

Desiree

amethyst

Aug-Sept

broad spreading       12” x 16”

green yellow

tinged red

 Dutch plant

Devon *

clear double pink

July-Nov

18" x 20"

medium green

very long

flowering

Dickson’s Blazes *

pink

Aug-Sept

spreading 10” x 14”

dark green

flecked cream spring and summer

Drum-ra*

white

Aug-Sept

erect 8” x 20”

light green

flowers profusely

Dunnet Lime *

lilac pink

Aug-Sept

spreading 6” x 14”

lime green

orange tips

the foliage

glows on this

Dunwood *

deep mauve buds

Sept-Dec

12” x 20”

dark green

 bud bloomer attractive

Durford Wood

(Durfordii)

pink multibracteate

Nov-Dec

12" x 32"

purple green

attractive misty foliage-sparse flowering