Tradescantia mundula 'Lisa' is a cultivar of Tradescantia mundula Kunth. In horticultural trade, it is still often sold as 'Quadricolor' (invalid, because it’s not unique within the genus. A completely different plant was given this name in 1884 – Tradescantia zebrina ‘Quadricolor’, which is a lot less widespread – it circulates among collectors, but it’s not mass-produced or sold by many nurseries. ).
The 'Lisa' cultivar has small, slightly asymmetrical, pointed leaves. The foliage is randomly variegated with yellow or creamy-white, tinted with pink. It often produces pure-green and pure-white stems.
Etymology. The epithet " mundula " means adorned, making reference to the strigose vegetative organs and the velutine sepals that characterise this species.
The scientific name of the genus chosen by Carl Linnaeus honours the English naturalists and explorers John Tradescant the Elder (c. 1570s – 1638) and John Tradescant the Younger (1608–1662), who introduced many new plants to English gardens.
Tradescantia mundula 'Lisa'
Tradescantia mundula 'Lisa' comes in following sizes:
L - is ca. 40 cm long and comes in a ⌀ 17 cm pot.
