Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Rubra’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established by Wrede (1819, p. 55). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name with no description can be accepted (Brickell et al., 2016, Arts. 21.11, 27.1). The name was originally spelled ‘Rubro’ (Wrede, 1819, p. 55), but this is correct to match the grammatical gender of the genus (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 21.8). |
| 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 | Mass-produced and widely available. |
Description
Described by Heritage Perennials (2013).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 30-60cm high x 45-60cm spread. |
| Foliage | Deep green. |
| Flowers | Bright magenta-red. |
References
Wrede, E. C. C. (1819). Verzeichniß von schönblühenden perennirenden Gewächs-Pflanzen [List of beautiful flowering perennial plants]. Internet Archive link.
Heritage Perennials. (2013). Tradescantia ‘Rubra’. Internet Archive link.
Brickell, C. D., Alexander, C., Cubey, J. J., David, J. C., Hoffman, M. H. A., Leslie, A. C., Malécot, V., Jin, X. (2016). International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. PDF link.