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‘Mariella’

Details

Full nameTradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Mariella’.
Name statusAccepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar.

First listed with no description by Royal Horticultural Society (2002, p. 690). Established with a description by Hawke (2010).

Sometimes misspelled ‘Marielle’ (Tellura, 2022).
OriginsUnknown.
ClassificationLike 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 protectionNone.
AvailabilityRare or lost from cultivation, it was last found for sale by Royal Horticultural Society (2017, p. 787).

Description

Described by Hawke (2010).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Growth habit50cm high.
FlowersLarge and purple-blue.

References

Royal Horticultural Society. (2002). RHS Plant Finder 2002.

Hawke, R. G. (2010). A Comparative Study of Tradescantia Cultivars. Plant Evaluation Notes, 34. Internet Archive link.

Royal Horticultural Society. (2017). RHS Plant Finder 2017.

Tellura. (2022). Tradescantia ‘Marielle’. Internet Archive link.