Details
| Full name | Tradescantia mundula ‘Fairy Wings’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Registered by Rowe (2023). Also known as:
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| Origins | Unknown origins. Named by anonymous suggestion. |
| Classification | This cultivar is identified as the species Tradescantia mundula, based on the fact that reverted sports are indistinguishable from Tradescantia mundula ‘Green Hill’. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Available from a small number of collectors and specialists. |
Description
Preserved in a herbarium specimen (“Tradescantia mundula ‘Fairy Wings'”, 2023).
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition: 2019 reprint).
| Species | Tradescantia mundula. |
| Growth habit | Trailing or creeping habit, with stems which do not support themselves vertically. |
| Foliage | Stems are 1-2.5mm thick with internodes 1-2.5cm long, greyish olive green (NN137A) to dark greyish red (N186C), smooth except for a single line of tiny hairs running along the length. Leaves are pointed ovals, 2.5-5cm long and 1.5-2.5cm wide, with marginal variegation, scattered with bristly hairs on upper and lower surfaces. On the upper surfaces, the pale background is light reddish purpe (N75A) to very pale purple (76D). The dark stripes are a mixture of colours ranging from greyish olive green (NN137A) to moderate yellow green (137C). The undersides are greyish yellow green (191B) to dark purple (79A) in dark areas, and light reddish purple (N75A) to pinkish white (N155B) in pale areas. Leaf sheaths are greyish yellow green (194B) to light purplish grey (N187D). |
| Flowers | Flowers are 7-10mm across. Petals are pure white and slightly pointed. Anthers are yellow, stamen filaments and pistil are white. |
References
Rowe, A. (2023). Tradescantia cultivar names registered 2022. RHS Cultivar Registration Bulletin, 2, 27. Online edition link.
Tradescantia mundula ‘Fairy Wings’. (2023). [Herbarium specimen, barcode WSY0155555]. RHS Wisley Herbarium.