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‘Rubin’

Details

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

Established with a description by Hoeck (1970, p. 5).
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.
AvailabilityProbably lost from cultivation, it has not been documented since its first publication (Hoeck, 1970, p. 5).

Description

Described by Hoeck (1970, p. 5).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
FlowersRed, with white stamens.

References

Hoeck, A. (1970). Zwanglose Hinweise Nr. 36 der Fundrgrube für Gartenraritäten [Informal Notes No. 36 in the Garden Rarity Treasure Trove]. Internet Archive link.