Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Satin Doll’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by Richards (2004, 2005). Because it is a legal protection registration, the name permanently takes precedence over any other (Brickell et al., 2016, Arts. 11.3, 11.4). The name has been misspelled ‘Sutton Doll’ (Hatch, 2021). |
| Origins | Origins documented by Richards (2004). Bred in a planned programme, to two unidentified parents. Selected in 1998 by Rod Richards in Churt, UK. |
| Classification | The breeder does not consider it to belong to the Tradescantia Andersoniana Group (personal correspondence, David Simspon, 2022), so it is currently treated as an unknown species or hybrid. |
| Legal protection | Patented in the USA (Richards, 2004). Previously registered for plant breeder’s rights in the EU, but the rights were surrendered in 2016 (Richards, 2005). |
| Availability | Available from a small number of nurseries in Europe. |
Description
Described by Richards (2004), with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (3rd edition).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia. |
| Growth habit | Upright and compact, moderately vigorous. 24cm high x 20cm spread. |
| Foliage | Stems are hairless, moderate yellow green (146C), striped with deep purplish red (71A). Leaves are about 22-27cm long and 9mm wide, hairless. Blades are strong yellow green (144A), veined with moderate olive green (147A). |
| Flowers | Flower stalks are about 1cm long and 1mm across, moderate yellow green (146C), striped with deep purplish red (71A). Flower buds are about 1cm long and 0.5cm across, moderate yellow green (147C), striped with moderate purplish red (186B). Flowers are 3cm across. Petals are hairy and purple (81A inside, 82B outside). Sepals are hairless, insides are purple (81A), outsides are moderate yellow green (147C) striped with moderate purplish red (186B). Style is purple (81A), stigma is creamy white. Anthers are vivid yellow (16A). |
References
Richards, R. (2004). Tradescantia plant named ‘Satin Doll’ [US plant patent PP14,824 P2]. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Internet Archive link.
Richards, R. (2005). Tradescantia ‘Satin Doll’ [EU plant breeder’s rights registration 15740]. Community Plant Variety Office. Registration document 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.
Hatch, L. C. (2021). Hatch’s Perennials 2021-2022 Edition: Taccarum to Typha.