Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Isis’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. First published with no description by Burncoose & South Down Nurseries (1984, p. 35). The name was established with the first known published description by Burncoose & South Down Nurseries (1992, p. 56). The name has been misspelled ‘Iris’ (Buckley, 1977, as cited in Hatch, 2021). |
| Origins | Unknown. |
| Classification | Like 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 protection | None. |
| Availability | Mass-produced and available from many nurseries. |
Description
Described by Burncoose & South Down Nurseries (1992, p. 56).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Flowers | Deep purplish blue. |
References
Burncoose & Southdown Nurseries. (1984). [Catalogue]. RHS Lindley Library.
Burncoose & South Down Nurseries. (1992). [Catalogue]. RHS Lindley Library.
Hatch, L. C. (2021). Hatch’s Perennials 2021-2022 Edition: Taccarum to Typha.