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‘Multiflora’

Details

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

Established with a description by Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas (1876, p. 49). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name can be accepted (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 21.11).
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.
AvailabilityProbably lost from cultivation, it has not been documented since its first publication (Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas (1876, p. 49).

Description

Described by Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas (1876, p. 49).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
FlowersPale blue and very numerous.

References

Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas. (1876). Alpine & Hardy Perennials Plants, 1876. Internet Archive link.

Brickell, C. D., Alexander, C., Cubey, J. J., David, J. C., Hoffman, M. H. A., Leslie, A. C., Malécot, V., Jin, X. (2016). International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. PDF link.