Details
| Full name | Callisia repens ‘Shimmer Craft’. |
| Name status | Tradescantia Hub is not currently the ICRA for Callisia, but the cultivar is published here for reference. |
| Origins | Found as a sport mutation from C. repens ‘Bianca’ in summer 2022. Named for the appearance of the plant which evokes a shimmering, natural work of art. Discovered, named, registered and introduced by Miss Chayanisa Thiemkamol in Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
| Classification | Callisia repens is in the Commelinaceae family, and sometimes mislabelled as Tradescantia. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Locally available in Asia and Europe. |
Description
Described by Mister Nawat Tuyasai with reference to Pantone colours.
| Species | Callisia repens. |
| Growth habit | Trailing habit with long internodes. |
| Foliage | Leaves are ovals around 1.2cm long and 1cm wide, varied in colour. Older leaves are mostly yellowish-green (Pantone 577 C), with dark purple (7449 C) along the veins, dark purple (7448 C) dots or patches near the tip, and an iridescent sheen of grey-green (621 C). Young leaves are mostly medium green (7737 C), with mottled patterns of slightly yellowish green (7492 C), variegated areas of light cream (7499 C), and occasionally tinted pale pink (705 C). |
| Flowers | Not observed. |
| Comparisons | Compared to ‘Bianca’, it has the same growth habit but different colours on the leaves, with irregular mottled green or cream variegation rather than distinct pink striping. |