Primulina ‘River Dragon’, 2020, IR201520, registered by Shikai Guan, Haixia Yan, Jinye Zhou, Qian Song, Flower Research Institute of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. (P. liujiangensis x P. longii).Cross made 11.04.2018, seeds planted 05.21.2018, first flowering 05.01.2020. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette. Leaves dark green, 7.9-9.5 cm long, 4.9-6.8 cm wide, 2.3-3.3 cm petiole, elliptic, with cuneate base, acute tip, serrate margin, hairy. Calyx split, green with brown 0.7-0.8 cm. Length of the pedicel 0.6-0.9 cm, 7-18 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 4.9-5.2 cm long x 1.6-1.9 cm wide, purple.The variety will grow well in environments with scattered light, 20-27℃ temperature range and relative air humidity above 60 percent.
Primulina River Dragon
Registry Number:
IR201520
Year:
2020
Genus:
Primulina
Parentage:
P. liujiangensis x P. longii
Registrant:
Shikai Guan
Registrant Location:
Flower Research Institute of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China