Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Major’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by William Prince & Son (1839, p. 80). Also known as:
Not to be confused with:
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| Origins | Unknown. |
| 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 Warren’s Garden & Nurseries (1845, p. 34). |
Description
Described by William Prince & Son (1839, p. 80).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Flowers | Large and blue. |
References
William Prince & Son. (1839). Annual Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants, Cultivated at the Linnaean Botanic Garden and Nurseries. Internet Archive link.
Warren’s Garden & Nurseries. (1845). Annual Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Grape Vines, Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants, Roses… Dahlias, Green-house Plants, &c. &c. Internet Archive link.