James Boyd

Details


Floral form
Double
Season
Late
Cultivar
Lactiflora
Year introduced
1919
Year acquired
1924
Breeder
Thurlow
Country of origin
United States
Location
Bed 15
Row
1
Column
C
Bed 15
Row
1
Column
D

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.