‘Cow–y–Jack’

Pink (H8) flowers, VII–X, sparse; mid-green foliage, young shoots tipped brilliant yellow in spring; open spreading habit; height 21–25cm; spread 31–45cm.

Found at Cow-y-Jack near Coverack on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall by Andrew Byfield, 18 August 1984; propagated and introduced by Denbeigh Heather Nurseries. By far the best clone of Williams’s heath for coloured spring shoots.

Named after the place in Cornwall where it was found.