Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Tall and Blue’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Described online by Quackin’ Grass Nursery (2022). Established by Rowe (2025). |
| Origins | Selected at Yucca Do nursery (issima, 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 a small number of nurseries in the US. |
Description
Described by Quackin’ Grass Nursery (2022) and issima (2022).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | Clumping, with tall vertical stems which eventually droop. 90-120cm high x 60-90cm wide. |
| Flowers | Dark steely blue, sterile and with a long blooming period. |
References
Brickell, C. D., Alexander, C., Cubey, J. J., David, J. C., Hoffman, M. H. A., Leslie, A. C., Malécot, V., Jin, X. (2016). International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. PDF link.
Quackin’ Grass Nursery. (2022). Tradescantia x ‘Tall and Blue’. Internet Archive link.
issima. (2022). Tradescantia ‘Tall and Blue’. Internet Archive link.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.