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‘Little Doll’

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Full nameTradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Little Doll’.
Name statusAccepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar.

First listed for sale with no description by Royal Horticultural Society (1997, p. 657). Established with a description by Plant Delights (1999, p. 29, with reference to their spring catalog).
OriginsUnknown.
ClassificationLike 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 protectionNone.
AvailabilityMass-produced and available from many nurseries.

Description

Described by Dorset Perennials (2022).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Growth habitShort and dense.
FlowersPale blue.

References

Royal Horticultural Society. (1997). RHS Plant Finder 1997.

Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. (1999). Farmageddon “Revenge of the Perennials”: 1999 Fall Supplement to The Sales Catalog and Plant Owner’s Manual.

Dorset Perennials. (2022). Tradescantia ‘Little Doll’ (Andersoniana Group). Internet Archive link.