Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘JS Brainstorm’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established by Spruyt Select CommV (2023). Because it is a legal protection registration, the name is accepted permamently (Brickell et al., 2016, Arts. 11.3, 11.4). |
| Origins | Open-pollinated seedling from ‘Concord Grape’ (Jan Spruyt, personal correspondence). Bred, named, and distributed by Spruyt Select G.C.V. (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 | Protected in the UK (Spruyt Select CommV, 2023) and the EU (Spruyt Select G.C.V, 2022). |
| Availability | Widely available, particularly in Europe. |
Description
Described by Spruyt Select G.C.V. (2022).
| Species | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 40cm high. |
| Foliage | Blue-green with a purple tinge. |
| Flowers | Profuse flowers from May onwards. 2.5-3cm across. Very dark purple. |
| Comparisons | Compared to ‘Concord Grape’, ‘JS Brainstorm’ is lower growing with darker foliage and flowers. |
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.
Spruyt Select G.C.V. (2024, August 15). Tradescantia virginiana ‘JS Brainstorm’ [EU plant breeder’s rights registration 67312]. Community Plant Variety Office. Registration document link.
Spruyt Select CommV (2023, October). [UK plant breeder’s rights registration 30/096]. Animal and Plant Health Agency. Download link.