‘Hogan’s Hero’

Details

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Full name	Tradescantia sillamontana ‘Hogan’s Hero’.
Name status	Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. First sold by Plant Delights (2009, p. 31). Established with a description by Cistus Nursery (2016, p. 89).
Origins	Origins documented by Cistus Nursery (2016, p. 89). Collected from the wild by Sean Hogan at 2km elevation in Coahuila, Mexico. Named and introduced by Cistus Nursery.
Classification	The species Tradescantia sillamontana is occasionally labelled with its botanical synonym Tradescantia pexata.
Legal protection	None.
Availability	Rare or lost in cultivation, it was last documented for sale by Cistus Nursery (2016, p. 89).

Description

Described by Cistus Nursery (2016, p. 89).

Species	Tradescantia sillamontana.
Growth habit	30cm high x 45cm spread. Frost hardy to -10ºC.
Foliage	Green with white hairs.
Flowers	Small and purple.

References

Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (2009). Desperate Gardeners: 2009 Fall Sales Catalog & Plant Owner’s Manual.

Cistus Nursery. (2016). Spring 2016 Mail Order Catalog. Internet Archive link.