Details
| Full name | Tradescantia sillamontana ‘Huasteca Canyon’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Hatch (2022). |
| Origins | Collected form the wild in Monterrey, Mexico, introduced by San Marcod Growers (2022). |
| Classification | It was introduced as an unknown species, but is now identified as Tradescantia sillamontana based on the image and description from San Marcos Growers (2022). |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Rare in cultivation, only known from San Marcos Growers (2022). |
Description
Described by San Marcos Growers (2022).
| Species | Tradescantia sillamontana. |
| Growth habit | Semi-evergreen perennial. 30cm high. |
| Foliage | Thick succuent stems with two-ranked leaves. The leaves are dully olive to grey-green in colour, sometimes blushed with purple. New growth is heavily covered with cobwebby silver-white hairs. In shade the stems become elongated and trailing, with much greener foliage. |
| Flowers | Magenta flowers in summer and autumn. |
| Comparisons | Very similar to the species. |
References
Hatch, L. (2022). Commelinaceae: A Guide to Modern and Historic Cultivars.
San Marcos Growers. (2022). Tradescantia sp. “Huasteca Canyon”. Internet Archive link.