‘Alice Knight’

Lavender flowers, VIII–IX; gold foliage in summer turning orange in winter; upright habit; height 31–45cm; spread 46–60cm.

Seedling; raised at Heather Acres (Elma, Washington, USA); selected by Pat Cullers and Karla Lortz, and introduced in 1998 at Northwestern Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, by Heaths & Heathers (Shelton, Washington, USA).

Named in honour of Alice Knight, a founding member of the North American Heather Society.