Tufted shortly rhizomatous herb. Stems erect, annual. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 15-35 cm. Cymes many-flowered, bracts leaf-like. Sepals hairy. Petals violet. purplish or white. Stamen filaments very hairy. [T. brevicaulis Raf., T.× andersoniana W. Ludw. & Rohw. invalid name]
Grown in full sun as a cold-tolerant bedding plant.
The Andersoniana Group represents hybrids of T. virginiana L. with closely related species such as T. canaliculata Raf., T. ohiensis Raf. and T. subaspera Ker Gawl. amongst others.
Source: (2005). Commelinaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Alba'
Flowers white.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Blue Stone'
Flowers blue.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Caerulea Plena'
Flowers royal blue, double.
Tradescantia virginiana 'J.C. Weguelin'
Flowers large and pale blue.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Karminglut'
Flowers carmine-red. ['Carmine Glow']
Tradescantia virginiana 'Osprey'
Flowers large, white with purple-blue centre and blue anthers.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Plena'
Flowers double.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Purple Dome'
Flowers large and rich-purple.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Rosea'
Flowers pink.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Royal Crusader'
Also listed.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Sea Folly'
Also listed.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Snowflake'
Flowers white.
Tradescantia virginiana 'Zwanenburg Blue'
Flowers large, dark blue.