Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Midnight Blue’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Described online by Hatch (2021). Established by Rowe (2025). |
| Origins | Introduced by Nikau Hill nursery (Hatch, 2021). |
| 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 | Not found for sale, only known from the now-closed Nikau Hill nursery (Hatch, 2021). |
Description
Described by Hatch (2021).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | Compact. |
| Flowers | Dark blue. |
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.
Hatch, L. C. (2021). Hatch’s Perennials 2021-2022 Edition: Taccarum to Typha.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.