Dr von Regel

Späth, 1883

‘Dr von Regel’, S. vulgaris
Späth 1883; S V
syn. – ‘Doctor von Regel’, ‘Dr Regel’, ‘Dr von Regal’, Dr Von Regel
{chance seedling of unknown parentage}
Späth, Cat., 2 [1883]; Kache, Gartenschönheit 5:82 [1924]; McKelvey, The Lilac, 291-292 [1928]; Späth, Späth-Buch, 110 [1930]; Wister, Lilacs for America, 47 [1942], 28 [1953]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for Eduard August von Regel, 1815-1892, German botanist, director of St Petersburg botanical garden, Russia.
Cultivar name presumed registered 1953; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров
рода Syringa L., сентябрь 2024

Dr. von Regel Späth, Cat. 1883, 2, “Rispen sehr gross, freistehend, Knospen hellrot, Blumen innen schön himmelblau, in voller Blüthe bedeutend mehr blau als Syringa Eckenholm. Rispe freistehend.” — Dieck, Haupt-Cat. Zöschen, 78 (1885), as Dr. Regel. – Voss. Vilmorin’s Blumengärtn. 652 (1806), as Doctor von Regel.
Introduced in 1883 by the firm of L. Späth, Berlin, Germany, and one of their productions; according to information supplied me by that firm in January, 1924, it was a chance seedling.
The firm kindly sent me the first description in July, 1924.
Notes on plant in Arnold Arboretum (grown from cuttings taken June 15, 1895, from plant received from Späth in January, 1888; no. 2936-I Arn. Arb.). Flowers single, symmetrical, medium size; corolla-lobes cucullate; anthers conspicuous; tone intermediate to pale; color in bud Deep Hellebore Red to Hellebore Red to Laelia Pink (XXXVIII.); when expanded Pale Laelia Pink with margins of white without, Pale Laelia Pink (XXXVIII.) marked with much white within. Clusters compact, medium size.

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