Primulina GCCC’s Liu Xia

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Liu Xia’, 2023, IR231941, hybridized by Wen Fang, Chou Wei-Chuen, Wei Yi-Gang, Tan Ke; Guangxi Institute of Botany, CAS & GCCC; Guilin City, Guangxi, China. (P. colaniae x P. qintangensis). Cross made 08.15.2019, seeds planted 11.15.2019, first flowering 10.12.2021. Sterile. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green, lateral and main veins are silvery white, 5-9 cm long, 4.5-6 cm wide, 2-3 cm petiole, elliptic with an acute tip, cuneate base, entire margin, smooth. Calyx split, yellowish-green, 5-8 mm long. Length of the pedicel 3-4 cm, 12 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 3-5-4.5 cm long, 2.5-3.6 cm wide, bicolor flower with a light purplish-red corolla tube and yellow-orange corolla lobes, featuring red stripes at the mouth. This hybrid prefers bright scattered light, moist, well-drained, calcium-rich soil with limited fertilization.