Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘НЕЖНОСТЬ’ or Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘NEŽNOST’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Described by Federal”nyj Naučnyj Centr Ovoŝevodstva (2004). Because it is a legal protection registration, the name is established (Brickell et al., 2016, Arts. 27.5). The name can be written as ‘НЕЖНОСТЬ’ in the original Cyrillic script, or transliterated to ‘NEŽNOST’ in Latin script. |
| Origins | Bred in Moscow, Russia, by Federal”nyj Naučnyj Centr Ovoŝevodstva (2004). |
| 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 | Protected by plant breeder’s rights in Russia (Federal”nyj Naučnyj Centr Ovoŝevodstva, 2004). |
| Availability | Rare in cultivation, but may be available in Russia. |
Description
Described by Federal”nyj Naučnyj Centr Ovoŝevodstva (2004).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | Compact shape. 50cm high. |
| Foliage | Leaves are 34-36cm long, light green. |
| Flowers | 4-4.5cm across. Petals are pale pink, more intense towards the centre. Stamen filaments are white or slightly pink, anthers are yellow. |
References
Federal”nyj Naučnyj Centr Ovoŝevodstva. (2004). Традесканция: НЕЖНОСТЬ [Tradescantia: НЕЖНОСТЬ] [Russia plant breeder’s rights registration 41555]. Gosudarstvennyj Reestr Selekcionnyh Dostiženij [State Register of Selection Achievements]. Registration document 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.