Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘EC-TRAD-2303’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Eden Collection B.V. (2024). By description it appears to be identical to ‘White Giant’, but they are accepted as different cultivars because only one is patented. Also known as:
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| Origins | Origins recorded by Eden Collection B.V. (2024). Found in 2021 as a naturally-occurring branch mutation from an unnamed Tradescantia plant in Sappemeer, the Netherlands. Selected by Obed Smit and introduced by Eden Collection B.V., both in Sappemeer, the Netherlands. |
| Classification | It is described as a sport from Tradescantia cerinthoides (Eden Collection B.V., 2024), but it does not match that species at all. It is currently treated as an unknown species or hybrid in the Continental Group. |
| Legal protection | Patented in the USA (Eden Collection B.V., 2024). |
| Availability | Mass-produced around the world, generally sold under the invalid trade name ‘Brightness’. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Continental Group. |
| Growth habit | Upright or somewhat sprawling, very densely branched. |
| Foliage | Stems are 3-5mm thick, with internodes 0.5-2.5cm long, moderate olive green (146A). Leaves are spirally or alternately arranged along the stem. Leaves are ovals, 5.5-9cm long and 2-3.5cm wide wide, sometimes with a very short stalk (petiole). The upper surfaces are moderate yellow green (N148D to 137C), with marginal variegation usually yellowish white (196D), occasionally to very pale purple (76C). The undersides are moderate yellow green (138B) to greyish purple (N187B) under dark areas, and pale yellow green (157C) to light reddish purple (N75A) under light areas. Leaf sheaths are purplish grey (N187C) with slightly darker veins. The upper and lower leaf surfaces are completely hairless. The leaf margins are lined with tiny hairs (ciliate or ciliolate), and the tops of the sheaths have a cluster of longer hairs. |
| Flowers | 8-12mm across. Petals, stamens, and pistil are white, anthers are yellow. |
References
Eden Collection B.V. (2024, July 2). Tradescantia plant named ‘EC-TRAD-2303’ [US patent PP35,933 P2]. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Internet Archive link.