Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Red Grape’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (1998, p. 52). |
| Origins | Seedling from Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Concord Grape’, bred by Kevin Vaughn (personal correspondence, January 2022). |
| Classification | Like other hardy garden hybrids, it is now placed in the Andersoniana Group. These hybrids are sometimes mislabelled as Tradescantia virginiana or the invalid botanical hybrid Tradescantia × andersoniana. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Available from many nurseries. |
Description
Described by Kevin Vaughan (personal correspondence, January 2022), and Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (1998, p. 52), with reference to the RHS Colour Chart.
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 38cm high. |
| Foliage | Very narrow, bluish. |
| Flowers | Vivid purple (81A). |
| Comparisons | Same foliage and flower habits as Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Concord Grape’. |
References
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (1998). “It’s not easy being variegated!”: 1998 Sales Catalog and Plant Owner’s Manual.