* = picture

+ = Award of Garden Merit, UK

Cultivar

Flower Color

Time of
Bloom

Height and Width
in approx. 4 yrs

Foliage

Winter

Foliage

Comments

Ice Princess *+

white

Feb-April

erect 6" x 14"

bright green

 

cross of Springwood White

Isabell + *

white

Feb-April

erect spreading

 6” x 14”

bright green

 

blooms very well, same  as above

James Backhouse

lavender flowers

Mar-Apr

loose straggly       6” x 18”

medium green

 

 

Jean *

magenta

Jan-Mar

neat compact

6" x 14"

dark green

 

cross of 'Myretoun Ruby' & 'Heathwood'

Jennifer Anne *

pink/red purple

Nov-April

compact 8" x 14"

dark green

 

one of earliest carneas

John Pook *

white to lilac pink

Jan-Mar

vigorous 6” x 18”

medium green

 

bi-colored effect

Ken’s Golden Star

large white

Jan-May

Vigorous spreading 6: x 36”

gold

gold green

Sport of ‘Golden Starlet’

King George *

pink-dark pink

Dec-Mar

compact 6" x 10"

dark green

 

 

Kramers Rubin *

deep clear pink

Feb-Apr

very compact         6” x 16”

dark green

 

similar to Lohse’s Rubin’ -less blue

Lake Garda *

pale pink

Jan-Mar

vigorous spreading

6" x 16"

dark green

 

useful color

Lesley Sparkes *

reddish purple

Dec-Mar

bushy 6-9" x 10"

medium green

salmon - gold tips

 

Lohse’s Rubin *

magenta

Jan-Mar

very compact

6” x 12”

dark green

 

highly rated in German trials

Loughrigg * +

pink/rose pink/red purple

Jan-May

vigorous spreading

6” x 20”

dark green

bronze

outstanding

March Seedling *

pale red purple

Feb-May

6” x 20”

medium green

 

 

Margery Frearson *

lilac pink

Jan-Mar

6” x 18”

green

yellow bronze

sport from ‘Queen Mary’

Martin *

pink

Feb-Apr

spreading 6” x 16”

dark green

 

 

Moonlight *

pink

Feb-Apr

compact erect

6” x 18”

old gold

orange to red

 

Mrs. Sam

Doncaster *

pink

Dec-May

spreading 6" x 20"

gray green

 

unique foliage color for carnea

Myretoun

Ruby * +

red purple
to crimson

Jan-May

spreading 8" x 18"

dark green

 

one of the darkest red carnea

Nathalie * +

purple

Jan-Apr

neat compact

6” x 16”

dark green

 

 

darkest flowers of all E. carnea

Orient *

magenta carolla w/lilac sepal

Feb-April

neat compact

6” x 16”

dark green with light green spring tips

 

sport from ‘Vivellii’

floriferous