Plant Guardians

Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Ocean Blue’


Description:

First recorded for sale in the RHS Plant Finder in 2012. Its original breeder and place of origin have not been established. It was subsequently described by Hayloft in 2022 and has become widely commercially available. It is a relatively substantial garden cultivar, reaching approximately 75 cm in height and spread, with attractive powder-blue flowers and slightly darker stamens.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/

Image by David Simpson. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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