Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Mac’s Double’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Listed with no description by Royal Horticultural Society (2003, p. 728). Established by Rowe (2025). |
| 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 | Available from a small number of nurseries. |
Description
Described by Beeches Nursery (2020).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 45cm high. |
| Flowers | Lavender blue, with double petals. |
References
Royal Horticultural Society. (2003). RHS Plant Finder 2003.
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.
Beeches Nursery. (2020). Herbaceous Perennials, Grasses & Ferns 2016 – TU. Internet Archive link.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.