Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘Frosted Blush’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Registered on behalf of the community, the name will be established once published in hardcopy (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). Also known as:
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| Origins | Unknown. Name suggested by Monique Juellie and chosen by community vote. |
| 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 | Upright to sprawling, very densely branched. |
| Foliage | Stems are 2.5-4mm thick, with internodes 0.5-2.5cm long, moderate olive green (146A). Leaves are spirally or sometimes alternately arranged along the stem. Leaves are pointed ovals, 5-8cm long and 2.5-3.5cm wide, without a stalk (petiole). The upper surfaces are moderate olive green (147A) to greyish olive green (NN137C) with occasional streaks of moderate yellow green (N148C), with marginal variegation from very light purple (76B) to light purplish grey (N187D). The undersides are greyish purple (N187B) under dark areas, and deep reddish purple (77A) under light areas. Leaf sheaths are light purplish grey (N187D). The upper and lower surfaces are hairless. The leaf margins are hairless or 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
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.