Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Picta’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Blütenwolke (1926, p. 5). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name can be accepted (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 21.11). Not to be confused with:
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| Origins | Introduced by Blütenwolke (1927, p. 35). |
| 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 Blütenwolke (1928, p. 33). |
Description
Described by Blütenwolke (1926, p. 5).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Flowers | White, with a light blue centre and yellow stamens. |
References
Blütenwolke. (1926). Gräflich Schwerin sche Staudenkulturen [Count Schwerin’s perennial plants]. Internet Archive link.
Blütenwolke. (1927). Gräflich Schwerin sche Staudenkulturen [Count Schwerin’s perennial plants]. Internet Archive link.
Blütenwolke. (1928). Gräflich Schwerin sche Staudenkulturen [Count Schwerin’s perennial plants]. 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.