Details
| Full name | Tradescantia longipes ‘Fritz Kummert’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Published online by Sarastro (2014). Established by Rowe (2025). |
| Origins | Documented by Sarastro (2014). Described as a Sarastro cultivar from 1989 which has since been lost. |
| Classification | No known issues. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Rare or lost from cultivation, it has not been documented since Sarastro (2014). |
Description
Described by Sarastro (2014).
| Species | Tradescantia longipes. |
| Growth habit | Only 5cm high. |
| Flowers | Bright red. |
References
Sarastro. (2014). Staudenzüchtungen [Perennial breeds]. Internet Archive link.
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.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.