Syringa pubescens Garden Merit. According to some authorities "Syringa meyeri" is a synonym of "S. pubescens". The cultivar ‘Palibin’ has also won the AGM. Syringa pubescens Syringa pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the lilac genus of the family Oleaceae, native to Korea and China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan). Growing to tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub with green leaves felted white beneath, and panicles of heavily scented, white-throated lilac flowers in early summer. The specific epithet "pubescens" means "downy", referring to the texture of the leaves. Three subspecies
Flowering Orchards flowering trees. However, only one triptych grouping has been documented, one which Vincent envisioned and sketched for Theo's apartment. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger displayed them in the apartment according to Van Gogh's sketch, the vertical "Pink Peach Tree" between the "Pink Orchard" and the "White Orchard". In Paris, Van Gogh had learned to paint more than what one sees, but what it should be. He felt "Pink Orchard" was an example of wise use of that technique, such as leaving a field blank behind the orchard to create the feeling of distance. The way in which he outlined the bark of