Sunday, December 6, 2020

Tradescantia fluminensis vs Tradescantia mundula


I have noticed that - at least in the Netherlands and perhaps elsewhere - the Tradescantia mundula is labeled and sold as Tradescantia fluminensis. Especially in the Netherlands, there's a great confusion with the illegitimate cultivar name 'Green Hill'. That cultivar name has been created and widely circulated from a Dutch nursery. At first they labeled the plants they sale as Tradescantia fluminensis 'Green Hill' and then they changed it to: Tradescantia 'Green Hill'. This plant however is the Tradescantia mundula which is a botanical species (not a cultivar) and it was first described by Kunth in 1843.

Tradescantia mundula is a botanical species that was described in 1843
Source: IPNI: Tradescantia mundula

Tradescantia 'Green Hill' → Tradescantia mundula

Watch the video below to find their differences:

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