‘Pallida’

Lilac (H4) flowers, VII–IX; mid-green foliage; vigorous bushy habit; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm.

Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset, England) used this name for a plant they introduced in 1921. However the same name had been employed as early as 1826 by Conrad Loddiges (Hackney, London).

Named from pallidus = pale. A plant marketed under this name in Holland was renamed ‘Pallas’.