Details
| Full name | Gibasis ‘Io’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Registered in 2026, the name will be established once published in hardcopy (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). |
| Origins | Controlled seedling bred in 2025. The parents were Gibasis pellucida ‘Purple Bridal Veil’ and Gibasis ‘Jose Puig’. Named along with its siblings, after the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Bred, named, registered, and introduced by Avery Rowe in Machynlleth, Wales, UK. |
| Classification | The parent Gibasis ‘Jose Puig’ belongs to an unknown species or hybrid, so this cultivar is only identified to the genus. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | In circulation in the 2020s. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Genus | Gibasis. |
| Growth habit | Vigorous sprawling or trailing habit with long, minimally-branching stems. |
| Foliage | Stems are 0.75-2mm thick with internodes 2-5cm long, greyish olive green (NN137A). Leaves are narrow pointed ovals, 2-5cm long and 1-2cm wide. The upper surfaces are greyish olive green (NN137A), and the undersides are greyish yellow green (191A) to dark purplish grey (N187A). The edges of the leaves have a pronounced wavy or crinkled shape. The leaves are mostly smooth, with some hairs at the top of the sheath and occasionally scattered over the upper surface. |
| Flowers | 8-10mm across. Petals are pure white with pointed tips. Stamen filaments and stigma are white, anthers are yellow. |
| Comparisons | Compared to ‘Tahitian Bridal Veil’, the leaves have much more wavy or crinkled edges, and a less glossy surface. |
References
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.