Details
| Full name | Tradescantia zebrina ‘Petrichor’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Registered in 2024, the name will be established once published in hardcopy (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). |
| Origins | Seedling bred in 2022, from suspected parents ‘Purpusii’ and ‘Purple Plush’. Bred, named, registered, and introduced by Helen Winnington in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. |
| Classification | The species Tradescantia zebrina is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonyms Tradescantia pendula, Tradescantia argentea, Zebrina pendulaand Cyanotis zebrina. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Newly introduced in the UK. |
Description
Described by Helen Winnington.
| Species | Tradescantia zebrina. |
| Growth habit | Trailing stems. |
| Foliage | Pointed oval leaves, 4-6cm long and 2-4cm wide. Leaves are lustrous and range from green to purple, sometimes solid and sometimes striped. |
| Flowers | Flowers frequently. Petals are round and pointed, pink with purple tips. |
| Comparisons | Compared to ‘Purpusii’, leaves are usually striped green in low light. Compared to ‘Purple Plush’, leaves are darker and hairless. Compared to both parents, the flowers have unusual two-coloured petals and a more rounded shape. |
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.