A new research paper has reclassified Tradescantia concolor as a species of its own, and given the name Bantam Group to the miniature cultivars.
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The naming rules are complex and detailed, but they don’t cover every possible eventuality. I had to devise my own approach to naming plants with unknown origins.
On the history and implications of the most controversial common name for tradescantia.
This question is surprisingly complex. Find out how many species and cultivars there are in the Tradescantia genus and the whole Commelinaceae family.
The hardy Tradescantia hybrids are popular garden plants, but they have a history of confused identity. Where did it all go wrong?
Throughout history this name has been used in many different ways. There’s a lot of confusion and uncertainty over what plants it really refers to, or whether it should be used at all. This article will explain some of the history, the ways it’s currently used, and what’s scientifically accepted today.
In the world of cultivated tradescantias, there are some plants which people refer to as “wild type”. This is a pretty ambiguous term that doesn’t do much to help identify plants – the best approach in these cases is to use cultivar names instead.
Learn all about the tradescantia family, which contains about 800 different plant species.
Tradescantia is divided into five groups with a total of about 85 species, although not many of those are commonly grown.
This article is a plain english rewrite of the ninth edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP), which is the set of rules about how cultivated plants are named. Because it’s simplified, some information has been left out. This version is aimed at people who are naming new plants, or who […]