Details
Full name | Tradescantia pallida ‘Kartuz Giant’. |
Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique plant. Established with a description by Plant Delights (2006, p. 37). Also known as:
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Origins | Sourced in 2004 from Mike Kartuz in California, USA, by Plant Delights (2005). An old patent seems to show an identical plant (Barstow, 1962). But it is not named, and so cannot be definitively linked to the plant known today. |
Classification | The species Tradescantia pallida is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonyms Setcreasea pallida and Setcreasea purpurea. |
Legal protection | None. |
Availability | Available from some nurseries and specialists. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
Species | Tradecantia pallida. |
Growth habit | Upright at first, long stems eventually sprawling and trailing. |
Foliage | Leaves are very wide ovals, often slightly pleated near the base, variably hairy. Leaves and stems are bright purple. |
Flowers | Pale purple (N75B), typical for the species. |
References
Barstow, G. B. (1962, August 7). Setcreasea purpurea [US plant patent PP2,160]. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Internet Archive link.
Plant Delights. (2005). On-Line Catalog. Internet Archive link.
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (2006). The Day, The Gardeners Cried: 2006 Fall Sales Catalog and Plant Owner’s Manual.