Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Blanca’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Listed for sale by Royal Horticultural Society (2001, p. 714). Established by Rowe (2025). Not to be confused with:
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| 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 | Available from a small number of nurseries. |
Description
Described by Barretts Bridge Nurseries (2021).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 70cm high. |
| Flowers | White. |
References
Royal Horticultural Society. (2001). RHS Plant Finder 2001.
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.
Barretts Bridge Nurseries. (2021). TRADESACANTIA Blanca. Internet Archive link.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.