Primulina GCCC’s Orange Queen

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Orange Queen’, 2023, IR231920, hybridized by Wen Fang, Chou Wei-Chuen, Wei Yi-Gang; Guangxi Institute of Botany; CAS; GCCC, Guilin City, China. ((P. minutimaculata x P.wentsaii)  x  P. heterochroa). Cross made 06.08.2021, seeds planted 09.15.2021, first flowering 08.15.2023. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves dark green to green with white veins, the white portion occupies two-thirds of the entire leaf, 7-9 cm long, 5-7 cm wide, 1-2 cm petiole, elliptic to ovate with acute tip, cuneate base, entire margin, smooth. Calyx split, yellowish green, length 5-8 mm. Length of the pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm, 6 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 2.5-3 cm long, 1.8-2.2 cm wide, bright orange flowers with a purplish-red corolla tube. This hybrid prefers brightly scattered lighting; moist but well-drained & calcium-rich substrate (equal to pH ≥7.0); don’t over-fertilize and overwater.