Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘European Pink Dragon. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. The name was selected by community vote in 2025, and will be established once published in hardcopy (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). Also known as:
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| Origins | Unknown. |
| Classification | Continental Group cultivars are often mislabelled as T. albiflora or T. fluminensis, but do not fully match that species are appear to be hybrids in the Austrotradescantia subgenus. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Distributed by collectors worldwide. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Continental Group. |
| Growth habit | Sprawling to upright, very densely branched. |
| Foliage | Stems are 3-4mm thick, with internodes 0.5-2.5cm long, moderate yellow green (146D) to strong yellow green (144A). Leaves are spirally or alternately arranged along the stem. Leaves are ovals, 3.5-7cm long and 1.5-2.5cm wide, asymmetrical with a curve to one side, sometimes with a short stalk (petiole). The upper surfaces are greyish olive green (NN137B), with marginal variegation usually light purple (76A) to purplish grey (N187C), occasionally to bluish white (N155A). The undersides are moderate yellowish green (N138B) to dark purplish grey (N187A) under dark areas, and bluish white (N155A) to strong purple (N80A) under light areas. Leaf sheaths are greyish yellow green (194B) with slightly darker veins. The upper and lower leaf surfaces are scattered with a variable amount of bristly hairs. The leaf margins are lined with tiny hairs (ciliate or ciliolate), and the tops of the sheaths have a cluster of longer hairs. |
| Flowers | 10-14mm across. Petals, stamens, and pistil are white, anthers are yellow. |
References
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.