Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Perrine’s Pink’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. First published with no description by Royal Horticultural Society with the misspelling ‘Perinne’s Pink’ (2004, p. 733). The spelling ‘Perrine’s Pink’ is now universally used and accepted as correct. Established by Rowe (2025). |
| 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 | Mass-produced and widely available. |
Description
Described by The Bressingham Gardens (2021).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 50cm high. |
| Foliage | Glaucous. |
| Flowers | Pale pink. |
References
Royal Horticultural Society. (2004). RHS Plant Finder 2004.
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.
The Bressingham Gardens. (2021). Tradescantia x a. ‘Perrine’s Pink’. Internet Archive link.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.