Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘Ivory Hill’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Listed for sale with no description since 1999 by Floricode (2022). The name was established with a description by Hatch (2022). |
| Origins | Unknown. |
| Classification | Often labelled as Tradescantia albiflora, which is now considered a botanical synonym for Tradescantia fluminensis (POWO, 2022). It does not fully match that species, but appears to be an unknown hybrid from the subgenus Austrotradescantia. Like other variegated Austrotradescantia cultivars, it is now placed in the Continental Group. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Mass-produced and available from many nurseries. |
Description
Preserved in a herbarium specimen (“Tradescantia ‘Ivory Hill'”, 2023).
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Continental Group. |
| Growth habit | Long stems which grown strongly downwards and trail. |
| Foliage | Stems are 3-7mm wide with internodes 1-4cm long, strong yellow green (144A) to light olive grey (197A), smooth except for a single line of tiny hairs running down the length. Leaves are narrow pointed ovals, 6-12cm long and 2-5cm wide, smooth except for a few hairs at the top of the sheath, with marginal variegation. On the upper surface, light areas are pale yellow green (157A) to pale greenish yellow (160C) or moderate yellow green (147D). The dark stripes are greyish olive green (NN137A) to moderate olive green (137B). On the undersides, the pale areas are greyish yellow green (195B) to light yellow green (145B). Dark areas are greyish yellow green (191A) to moderate yellow green (138B). Sheaths are moderate yellow green (143D). |
| Flowers | Flowers are 12-15mm across. Petals are pure white and slightly pointed. Anthers are yellow, stamen filaments and pistil are white. |
| Comparisons | Identical shape, size, and growth habit to Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘Albovittata’ – the only difference is the ‘Ivory Hill’ has yellowish stripes rather than pure white. |
References
Floricode. (2022). E-Barcodes. 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.
POWO. (2022). Tradescantia albiflora. Plants of the World Online. Link.
Hatch, L. (2022). Commelinaceae: A Guide to Modern and Historic Cultivars.
Tradescantia ‘Ivory Hill’. (2023). [Herbarium specimen, barcode WSY0155553]. RHS Wisley Herbarium.