Details
| Full name | Tradescantia zebrina ‘Pink Paradise’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. First listed online by FlorAccess (2023). No hardcopy publication has been found, so the name is accepted and will be established once published (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). |
| Origins | Unknown. |
| Classification | The species Tradescantia zebrina is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonyms Tradescantia pendula, Tradescantia argentea, Zebrina pendula and Cyanotis zebrina. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Newly introduced in Europe, but already being distributed by wholesalers. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Species | Tradescantia zebrina. |
| Growth habit | Stems are initially upright, but soon begin to sprawl and trail as they get longer. |
| Foliage | Stems are 1.5-3mm wide, with internodes 1-3.5cm long, smooth and hairless. The colour ranges from greyish purplish red (N77C) to moderate yellow green (147C), with lighter or darker speckles. Leaves are slightly asymmetrical pointed ovals, 3-6.5cm long and 1.5-2.5cm wide. The upper and lower surfaces are smooth except for a few hairs at the top of the sheath. Each half of the leaf has a narrow silver stripe running its length, taking up less than 1/3 of its width. The leaves are also overlaid with a slightly variable pattern of pale marginal variegation. The base colour of the upper leaf surfaces is dark yellowish green (189A) to dark greyish purple (N92A), and the silver bands are greenish grey (202C) to pinkish grey (201D). The pale sectors range from purplish grey (N187C) to strong reddish purple (N78A). The leaf undersides are dark purplish red (N79A) to dark purplish grey (N187A) under dark areas and strong reddish purple (N78A) under light areas. The sheaths are purplish grey (N187C) to light yellow green (144D). |
| Flowers | 12-15mm across. Petals are light reddish purple (N75A) with white at the base. Stamen filaments, anthers, and pistil are white. |
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.
FlorAccess. (2023). Tradescantia ‘Pink Paradise’. Internet Archive link.