Primulina Heping

Primulina ‘Heping’, 2024, IR241979, hybridized Lin Mao, Chen Er, Sun Lina, Wu Jianyun, Wang Huaxin, Gong Jianying, Li Bing; Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning, China. (P. dryas ‘Hisako’  x  P. guigangensis). Cross made 08.2021, seeds planted 12.2021, first flowering 08.2022. Fertile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, stem length 9-10 cm. Leaves GREEN GROUP NN137 Greyish Olive Green A, 15-16 cm long, 6.5-7.0 cm wide, 5.0-7.0 cm petiole, elliptic with acute tip, cuneate base, crenate margin, hairy. Calyx split, RED-PURPLE Group 59 strong purplish red D, length 6-7 mm. Length of the pedicel 2.0-2.8 cm, 2-5 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform 3.5-3.6 cm long, 2.2-2.8 cm wide, VIOLET GROUP N87 Brilliant Purple A. This hybrid has strong adaptability, shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant, loose and breathable soil is appropriate, is the first choice for alpine gardens configuration in landscaping. The propagation method can be leaf cutting or tissue culture.