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). 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 by Eden Collection B.V. (2024).
| Cultivar Group | Tradescantia Continental Group. |
| Growth habit | Broad spreading, upright. |
| Foliage | Leaves are striped green and white, about 8cm long by 3.5cm wide. |
| Flowers | White, about 12mm across. |
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.