Aucubaefolia

Gouchault, 1919

‘Aucubaefolia’, S. vulgaris
Gouchault 1919; D III *
{mutation of ‘Président Grévy’ with variegated foliage, flush pinkish, turning yellowgreen}
syn. – ‘Acubaeifolia’, ‘Aucutiloba’, ‘Président Grévy foliis variegatis’, variegata gouchaultii
Chenault, Cat. 15 [1919]; McKelvey, The Lilac, 260-261 [1928]; Wister, Lilacs for America, 44 [1942], 25 [1953]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
cultivar name presumed registered 1953; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров
рода Syringa L., сентябрь 2024

Aucubaefolia Chenault, Cat. 1919-1920, 15, “Les feuilles très ornementales sont largement ponctué de blanc; panachure très constante; fleur bleu pâle,” as S. variegata Gouchaultii (Aucubaefolia). — Turbat, Cat. 1923-1924, 75, “nice double flowers, lilaceous rose in long elegant thyrsus, and with very ornamental foliage. Its leaves, of normal size, are largely punctuated with yellow, very constant,” as Aucubaefolia (President Grevy foliis variegatis).
Produced by Mr. A. Gouchault of Orléans, France, who kindly wrote me in November, 1924: “Syringa Aucubaefolia; I found in 1910 a branch of the variety ‘Président Grévy’ having variegated leaves and I propagated it. It was sent out in 1919 by Messrs. Léon Chenault & Son who advertised it in their catalogue under the name I gave: aucubaefolia; several firms added: variegata Gouchaultii because I was the raiser. The flowers are of course the same as ‘Président Grévy’ … still propagated and sold by Messrs. Turbat & Co.”
While the information supplied me by Mr. Gouchault as to the form in which the name was first published does not precisely correspond with the name found in Chenault’s catalogue of 1919-1920, I have followed, in the retention of the name Aucubaefolia, the information supplied me by Mr. Gouchault since I have not seen the French edition of
Chenault’s catalogue.
The Chenault catalogue here cited states that the foliage is variegated with white while the Turbat catalogue notes “punctuated with yellow”. It is doubtful whether such a difference is of any significance as far as variegated foliage is concerned although it has been considered sufficiently important, where other variegated forms have been mentioned, to justify their retention as distinct forms. See the forms Alba albo-variegata and Alba luteo-variegata.
Young plants of this name were growing in 1927 in the nursery of the Dept. of Parks, Rochester, N. Y. The foliage is merely blotched with yellow.

“THE LILAC: A Monograph” Susan Delano McKelvey,
MacMillan, New York, 1928

‘Аукубафолия’ –  ‘Aucubaefolia’ ( Pres. Grevy foliis variegatis’)
(Gouch, 1919). Спорт от ‘Pres. Grevy’. Отличается от исходного сорта только окраской листьев, которые, имея желтые пятна и полосы, напоминают листья аукубы.

“СИРЕНЬ. Краткие итоги интродукции”
В.Н. Былов, И.И. Штанько, Н.Л. Михайлов, Наука, 1974