1840, Lémon
'Boccage' (Jean-Nicolas Lémon, 1840) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class W9.
See below:
From Lémon, Annales de Flore et Pomone 1839-1840, p. 369: "Plantes s'élevant de 70 cm à 1 m; Boccage, fond crème, pét. ext. blancs striés à la base, violets foncés au sommet." |
From The Blue Hill Nursery catalog, 1912: "Standards lavender; Falls claret." |
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