Details
| Full name | Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘TPIWH01-0’ |
| Name status | Accepted, the valid name for a unique cultivar. Established with a description by White (2022). Also known as ‘Pistachio White’, a trade name. |
| Origins | Origins documented by White (2022). Discovered as a branch mutation of Tradescantia (Continental Group) ‘Albovittata’. Selected and named by Amelia White in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. |
| Classification | Originally identified as Tradescantia fluminensis f. albovittata. This is not a valid botanical classification (POWO, 2022), and the cultivar does not match the species. As a mutation from ‘Albovittata’ it is now placed in the Continental Group. |
| Legal protection | Patented in the USA (White, 2022). |
| Availability | Mass-produced in the USA. |
Description
Described with reference to the RHS Colour Chart (6th Edition; 2019 reprint).
| Cultivar group | Tradescantia Continental Group. |
| Growth habit | Long stems which grow sprawl or trail. |
| Foliage | Stems are 2.5-6.5mm thick, with internodes 1-4cm long, strong yellow green (144A) to moderate olive brown (N199A), smooth except for a line of tiny hairs running along the length. Leaves are narrow pointed ovals, 5-12cm long and 1.5-5cm wide, smooth except for a few long hairs at the top of the sheath, with marginal variegation. On the upper surface, the pale areas are yellowish white (196D) to greenish white (192D), and the dark stripes are greyish olive green (NN137A to NN137C). On the undersides, the pale areas are yellowish white (196D) to very pale green (192C), and the dark areas are greyish yellow green (194A) to pale green (N138C). Leaf sheaths are moderate yellow green (143D) to greyish yellow green (191B). |
| Comparisons | Compared to ‘Albovittata’, it tends to be larger and with bolder white areas in the same growing conditions; but the two are generally impossible to distinguish without controlled growing trials. |
References
White, A. (2022). Tradescantia plant named ‘TPIWH01-0’ [US plant patent PP34,445 P2]. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Internet Archive link.
POWO. (2022). Tradescantia fluminensis. Plants of the World Online. Link.