Primulina GCCC’s Chong Zi

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Chong Zi’, 2023, IR231931, hybridized by Fu Long-Fei, Wei Yi-Gang, Wen Fang, Chou Wei-Chuen; Guangxi Institute of Botany; CAS; GCCC, Guilin City, China. (P. ‘GCCC’s Jade Tablet’  x  P. heterochroa). Cross made 09.15.2020, seeds planted 12.20.2020, first flowering 10.17.2022. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green with white veins, 8.5-10 cm long, 4.5-5.5 cm wide, 2-2.5 cm petiole, elliptic with acute tip, cuneate base, entire margin, hairy. Calyx split, yellowish green, length 5-8 mm. Length of the pedicel 2-2.5 cm, 12 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 4-5 cm long, 2.5-3 cm wide, purple with purple stripes. This hybrid prefers brightly scattered lighting; moist but well-drained & calcium-rich substrate (equal to pH ≥7.0); don’t over-fertilize and overwater.