Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Purple Passion’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (2008, p. 9). Not to be confused with:
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| Origins | Hybrid originating from Kevin Vaughn (Hatch, 2021). |
| Classification | Like 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 protection | None. |
| Availability | Rare or lost from cultivation, it has not been documented for sale since its first publication. |
Description
Described by Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (2008, p. 9).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Foliage | Grass-like. |
| Flowers | Dainty, velvety purple, in clusters. |
References
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. (2008). Auxiliary Spring Plant Sale. University of Minnesota. Internet Archive link.
Hatch, L. C. (2021). Hatch’s Perennials 2021-2022 Edition: Taccarum to Typha.