Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘James Stratton’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Gardenside Nurseries, Inc (1939, p. 8). The name has been misspelled as ‘James Shatton’ (Buckley, 1977, as cited n 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 | Probably lost, it was last documented by Buckley (1977, as cited in Hatch, 2021). |
Description
Described by Caroll Gardens (1940, p. 29).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Flowers | Large, deep mauve and slightly shaded with rose. |
References
Gardenside Nurseries, Inc. (1939). Gardenside Gossip. Internet Archive link.
Caroll Gardens. (1940). [Catalogue]. Internet Archive link.
Hatch, L. C. (2021). Hatch’s Perennials 2021-2022 Edition: Taccarum to Typha.