‘Major’

Details

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Full name	Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Major’.
Name status	Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by William Prince & Son (1839, p. 80). Also known as: ‘Grandiflora’, an established but undescribed name, which may be a synonym or may be distinct. Not to be confused with: Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Major’ [1889], an established synonym for another cultivar. Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Major’ [1917], an established synonym for another cultivar.
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 from cultivation, it was last documented by Warren’s Garden & Nurseries (1845, p. 34).

Description

Described by William Prince & Son (1839, p. 80).

Cultivar group	Tradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Flowers	Large and blue.

References

William Prince & Son. (1839). Annual Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants, Cultivated at the Linnaean Botanic Garden and Nurseries. Internet Archive link.

Warren’s Garden & Nurseries. (1845). Annual Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Grape Vines, Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants, Roses… Dahlias, Green-house Plants, &c. &c. Internet Archive link.