Details
Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Lilac Time’. |
Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Purdy (1941, p. 28). |
Origins | Originated from England (Mitchell Nurseries, 1946, p. 55). |
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 was last documented by Mitchell Nurseries (1946, p. 55). |
Description
Described by Purdy (1941, p. 28).
Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
Flowers | Pure deep lilac. |
References
Purdy, C. (1941). Californian and Other West American Bulbs & Plants. Internet Archive link.
Mitchell Nurseries. (1946). Catalogue and Price List. Internet Archive link.