‘Purple Passion’

Details

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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: Tradescantia ‘Purple Passion’ [2021], the name has been invalidly reused for multiple other cultivars.
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.