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‘Purewell Giant’

Details

Full nameTradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Purewell Giant’.
Name statusAccepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar.

Established with a description by Lindner (1936, p. 8).
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 Lindner (1936, p. 8).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Growth habitFast-growing.
FlowersLight violet.

References

Lindner, L. (1936). Stauden-Gärtnerei Eisenach [Eisenach perennial nursery]. Internet Archive link.