Gloire de la Rochelle

origin not known, pre-1865

‘Gloire de la Rochelle’, S. vulgaris
origin not known pre-1865; S IV
syn. – ‘Gloria Rupellae’
Baudriller, Cat. No. 43, 142 [1800]; McKelvey, The Lilac, 306 [1928]; Wister, Lilacs for America, 49 [1942], 30 [1953]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Cultivar name presumed registered 1953; name established and accepted.

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рода Syringa L., сентябрь 2024

Gloire de la Rochelle A. Leroy, Cat. 1865, 100, as gloria Rupellae and as Lilas commun g[loi]re de la Rochel[le], “lilas, mai.” – Transon, Cat. 1875-1876, 49, as Syringa Gloire de la Rochelle. — Van Houtte, Cat. no. 165-LL, 18 (1875-1876). — L. Leroy, Cat. 1876, 72, as gloria rupellae. – Baudriller, Cat. no. 43, 142 (1880), “Rose vif, passant au lilas; très-beau,” as gloria Rupellae and as Lilas commun Gloire de la Rochelle. — Dieck, Haupt-Cat. Zöschen, 78 (1885). — Croux, Cat. 1886-1887, 89, as Gloria Rupellae. – Van Geert, Cat. no. 169, 45 (1896).
To avoid confusion the name Gloire de la Rochelle, which is commonly used for this form, has been retained rather than the Latinized name Gloria Rupellae.
Notes on plant in Arnold Arboretum (grown from cuttings taken June 10, 1905, from plant raised from cuttings received from Dept. of Parks, Rochester, N. Y., in July, 1902; no. 5479-1 Arn. Arb.). Flowers single, small to medium size, symmetrical; corollalobes narrow, cucullate; anthers hidden; tone intermediate to pale; color in bud Neutral Red to Eupatorium Purple to Tourmaline Pink (XXXVIII.); when expanded Tourmaline Pink (XXXVIII.) without, Argyle Purple marked with Saccardo’s Violet near throat, to Pale Lobelia Violet marked with Light Lobelia Violet (XXXVII.) within. Clusters open, medium size.

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