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‘Heavenly Blue’

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Full nameTradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Heavenly Blue’.
Name statusAccepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar.

Established with a description by Vaughan’s Gardening Illustrated (1933, p. 82).
OriginsHybrid introduced around 1933 (Vaughan’s Gardening Illustrated, 1933, p. 82).
ClassificationLike other hardy garden hybrids, it is now placed in the Andersoniana Group. These hybrids are sometimes mislabelled as Tradescantia virginiana or the invalid botanical hybrid Tradescantia × andersoniana.
Legal protectionNone.
AvailabilityProbably lost from cultivation, it has not been documented since its first publication (Vaughan’s Gardening Illustrated, 1933, p. 82).

Description

Described by Vaughan’s Gardening Illustrated (1933, p. 82).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
FlowersLarge and sky-blue.

References

Vaughan’s Gardening Illustrated. (1933). Internet Archive link.