Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Pallida’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Prince (1822, p. 57). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name can be accepted (Brickell et al., Art. 21.11). Not to be confused with:
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| 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 Prince (1853, p. 21). |
Description
Described by Prince (1822, p. 57).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Flowers | Pale blue. |
References
Prince, W. (1822). Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants, Bulbous Flower Roots, Green-house Plants, &c. &c. Cultivated at the Linnaean Botanic Garden. Internet Archive link.
William R. Prince & Co. (1853). Supplementary Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, and Plants. Internet Archive link.
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.