Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Bold Blue’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Described online by Streambank Gardens (2021). Established by Rowe (2025). |
| Origins | Seedling selected and introduced by Streambank Gardens (2021). |
| 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 | Only known from Streambank Gardens (2021). |
Description
Described by Streambank Gardens (2021).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 60cm high x 45cm spread, stocky and never flops. |
| Foliage | Glaucous. |
| Flowers | Mid-blue. |
References
Streambank Gardens. (2021). Tradescantia ‘Bold Blue’ plants. Internet Archive link.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.