Details
Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Jeannene’. |
Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Hawke (2010). |
Origins | Introduced by Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, named for the owner’s sister-in-law (Plant Lust, 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 | Rare or lost from cultivation, it has not been found for sale. |
Description
Described by Plant Lust (2022).
Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
Growth habit | 45cm high. |
Foliage | Deep green. |
Flowers | Purple. |
References
Hawke, R. G. (2010). A Comparative Study of Tradescantia Cultivars. Plant Evaluation Notes, 34. Internet Archive link.
Plant Lust. (2022). Tradescantia ‘Jeannene’. Archive Today link.