James Boyd

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Double

Form

Double
Pink

Color

Pink
Late

Season

Late

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1919

Breeder

Thurlow

Country of Origin

USA

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History

1921-B014:13 Symposium II rating: 9.0

1923-SPN:346

1928-B:36 Double. 8.9 (Sym. 1925). Flesh.

1928-B-d:104 Double type; large; late. Flesh-pink, tinted cream and buff in center, becoming blush-white with age; delicious fragrance. Medium tall; upright habit; stiff stems. Heavy, dark green foliage. Center opens full and flat as the long outer petals relax, giving the bloom a unique inverted conical shape.

1940-Cat-CHN:53 8.9 Flesh-pink, tinted cream and buff in center gradually changing to nearly white with golden lights at the base of the petals. Very fragrant. Late. Stiff stems and upright habit with good foliage. L. D.

1976-K:043 (Thurlow, 1919) – Double – Pink – Late. Medium tall. Delicious fragrances. Large. Flesh-pink, tinted cream and buff in center, becoming blush-white with age. Upright habit; stiff stems. Heavy dark green foliage. Center opens full and flat as the long outer petals relax, giving the bloom a unique inverted conical shape. M. Bulletin 8.

Specimens in the Garden

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1D