Details
| Full name | Tradescantia cerinthoides ‘Limelight’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. This newly-registered name is accepted and will be established once published in hardcopy (Brickell et al., 2016, Art 27.1). Also known as:
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| Origins | Unknown. Named by Peppermint. |
| Classification | The species Tradescantia cerinthoides is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonym Tradescantia blossfeldiana. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Available from some specialists and collectors. |
Description
| Species | Tradescantia cerinthoides. |
| Growth habit | Strong stems which grow fairly upright at first, but will sprawl and trail when they become too long to support their own weight. |
| Foliage | New leaves are bright gold striped with green, and fade to uniform green with age. Stems and leaf undersides are dark pink. Hairless all over except for a few hairs at the top of the leaf sheaths. |
| Flowers | White petals with pink edges, typical for the species. Not very common when grown indoors. |
References
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.