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‘Violeta’

Details

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

Described online by Suncrest Nurseries Inc. (2022). No hardcoy publication has been found, so the name is accepted and will be established once published (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 27.1).

Not to be confused with:
OriginsIntroduced by Suncrest Nurseries Inc. (2022).
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.
AvailabilityRare or lost from cultivation, only known from Suncrest Nurseries Inc. (2022).

Description

Described by Suncrest Nurseries Inc. (2022).

Cultivar groupTradescantia Andersoniana Group.
Growth habit30-60cm high.
FlowersIntense violet.

References

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.

Suncrest Nurseries Inc. (2022). Tradescantia virginiana ‘Violeta’. Internet Archive link.