‘Purple’

Details

(Understanding this section)

Correct name	Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Purple’.
Name status	Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Lovett (1901, p. 30). Not to be confused with: Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple’, the established synonym for a different cultivar. Tradescantia zebrina ‘Purple’, an invalid trade name for another cultivar.
Origins	Unknown.
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	Probably lost from cultivation, it has not been documented since its first publication (Lovett, 1901, p. 30).

Description

Described by Lovett (1901, p. 30).

Cultivar group	Tradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Flowers	Rich, soft purple.

References

Lovett, J. T. (1901). Lovett’s Guide to Fruit Culture. Internet Archive link.