Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Sylvana’. |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Listed for sale by Royal Horticultural Society (2002, p. 690). Established by Rowe (2025). |
| 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 | Available from some nurseries. |
Description
Described by Beeches Nursery (2020).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Andersoniana Group. |
| Growth habit | 35cm high. |
| Flowers | Claret-red, with furry anthers. |
References
Royal Horticultural Society. (2002). RHS Plant Finder 2002.
Beeches Nursery. (2020). Herbaceous Perennials, Grasses & Ferns 2016 – TU. Internet Archive link.
Rowe, A. (2025). Compiling the first Tradescantia cultivar checklist. HortScience, 60(9); 1534-1542. Open access link.