aka Red Mountain Heather. “These cheerful bells ring an invitation to high places above the timber line, to those serene and lofty slopes where peace and quiet enter our souls” (Clark, “Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest”). A subalpine boulder garden filled with the subtle perfume of pink heather is a special place indeed. The dazzling pink-rose 1/2″ (13 mm) flowers can be so packed on the evergreen shrub (up to 2′) that it becomes a blaze of color. Common in meadows and moist slopes between 5,000′ to 8,000′ elevation.