Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Hawaiian Punch’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established by Plant Delights (1997, p. 22, with reference to their spring catalog). |
| Origins | Seedling from Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Red Cloud’ some time before 1996, bred and named 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 | Probably lost from cultivation, it has not been listed for sale since the year it was first published (Plant Delights, 1997, p. 22). |
Description
Described by Kevin Vaughn (personal correspondence, January 2022).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Flowers | Clear medium red, exactly the colour of hawaiian punch drink. |
| Comparisons | Better foliage and plant habits than ‘Red Cloud’. |
References
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (1997). Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Annuals: 1997 Fall Supplement.