Hairy Affair. Spiderwort, Tradescantia cerinthoides variegata 'Anouk', Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The Netherlands
The naming and exact provenance of this pretty Spiderwort coming into bloom has been something of a complicated affair. As far as I understand it's now been resolved. If you're interested here's a good account of the controversy (tradescantia.uk/article/the-nanouk-controversy/#nanouk-pa...). A shorter description of our plant's taxonomy is: tradescantia.uk/cultivar/tra-nanouk/.
'Tradescantia' is for John Tradescant (the Elder) (1567-1638) and his son, also John (1608-1662), well-known plant collectors and royal gardeners. They are the founding fathers of the famous Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
Hairy Affair. Spiderwort, Tradescantia cerinthoides variegata 'Anouk', Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The Netherlands
The naming and exact provenance of this pretty Spiderwort coming into bloom has been something of a complicated affair. As far as I understand it's now been resolved. If you're interested here's a good account of the controversy (tradescantia.uk/article/the-nanouk-controversy/#nanouk-pa...). A shorter description of our plant's taxonomy is: tradescantia.uk/cultivar/tra-nanouk/.
'Tradescantia' is for John Tradescant (the Elder) (1567-1638) and his son, also John (1608-1662), well-known plant collectors and royal gardeners. They are the founding fathers of the famous Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.