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‘Perrine’s Pink’

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Full nameTradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Perrine’s Pink’.
Name statusAccepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar.

First published with no description by Royal Horticultural Society with the misspelling ‘Perinne’s Pink’ (2004, p. 733). The spelling ‘Perrine’s Pink’ is now universally used and accepted as correct. No hardcopy description has been found, so the name is accepted and will be established once published (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1).
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 widely available.

Description

Described by The Bressingham Gardens (2021).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Growth habit50cm high.
FoliageGlaucous.
FlowersPale pink.

References

Royal Horticultural Society. (2004). RHS Plant Finder 2004.

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.

The Bressingham Gardens. (2021). Tradescantia x a. ‘Perrine’s Pink’. Internet Archive link.