Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Atrocoerulea’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Foerster (1916, p. 30). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name can be accepted (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 21.11). Also known as:
|
| Origins | Unknown. |
| 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 sold by Foerster (1957, p. 69). |
Description
Described by Foerster (1916, p. 30).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Foliage | Dark purple. |
References
Foerster, K. (1916). [Catalogue]. Internet Archive link.
Foerster, K. (1957). Jubiläumskatalog [Anniversary catalog]. 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.