Details
| Full name | Tradescantia pallida ‘Pinkwhite Tatarica’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Registered in 2026, the name will be established once published in hardcopy (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1). |
| Origins | Seedling bred in 2025, from ‘Blue Sue’ and ‘Ocampo White’. Named to describe the appearance of the flower, and in honour of the breeder’s wife’s Tatar ethnicity. Bred, named, registered and introduced by Alex Rassadnikov in Ekaterinburg, Russia. |
| Classification | The species Tradescantia pallida is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonyms Setcreasea pallida and Setcreasea purpurea. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | Newly introduced in Russia. |
Description
Described by Alex Rassadnikov.
| Species | Tradescantia pallida. |
| Growth habit | Growth is initially fairly upright, but long stems will eventually start to trail. In intense light it will stay compact and upright for longer, whereas in moderate light it will trail more easily. |
| Foliage | Oblong leaves with some fur and a slightly wavy shape. The colour ranges from green to purple depending on conditions. |
| Flowers | Flowers very vigorously and for a long time. The flowers are around 2cm across with a pleasant fragrance. Petals are white at the centre and faintly pink at the edges. |
| Comparisons | Compared to ‘Ocampo White’, the leaves are slightly wider, slightly less furry, and become purple more easily in the sun. Compared to ‘Blue Sue’, the leaves are narrower and the flower is a lighter colour. |
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.