Details
| Full name | Tradescantia pallida ‘Green Moon’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Described online by Jane (2020). No hardcopy publication has been found, so the name is accepted and will be established once published (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). |
| Origins | Cross between Tradescantia pallida ‘Ocampo White’ and an unnamed Tradescantia pallida plant, created in the USA by Erica Jane (2020). |
| Classification | The species Tradescantia pallida is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonyms Setcreasea pallida and Setcreasea purpurea. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Locally available from collectors. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Species | Tradescantia pallida. |
| Growth habit | Growth is initially fairly upright, but long stems will eventually start to trail. In intense light it will stay compact and upright for longer, whereas in moderate light it will trail more easily. |
| Foliage | Stems are 4-7mm thick, with internodes 2-8cm long – usually shorter at the base and elongating towards the top of flowering stalks. The colour is greyish olive green (NN137B) to dark greyish reddish brown (200A). Leaves are long ovals, 8-13cm long and 2-3cm wide. The upper surfaces are greyish olive green (NN137A) to dark purplish grey (N187A). The undersides are dark purple (79A). Leaf sheaths are moderate yellow green (N148C) to greyish reddish purple (N77C). There are scattered hairs on the leaves, most concentrated around the edges on the upper surface. |
| Flowers | 25mm across. Petals are light purple (76A) with a stripe of white down the centre. |
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.
Jane, E. (2020, May 19). Tradescantia pallida ‘Green Moon’! We have a lot of new members and they may not know what this plant is [Photos attached] [Group post]. Facebook link.