Primulina GCCC’s Tao Ye

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Tao Ye’, 2023, IR231947, hybridized by Mai Gui-Dan, Wei Yi-Gang, Wen Fang, Chou Wei-Chuen; Guilin University of Technology & Guangxi Institute of Botany, CAS & GCCC; Guilin City, Guangxi, China. (P. heterochroa x P. gongchengensis). Cross made 08.01.2018, seeds planted 11.15.2018, first flowering 07.02.2020. Sterile. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green, veins obvious, thick, fleshy, pubescent on both surfaces, 7-10 cm long, 5-8 cm wide, petiole 2-3 cm long, ovate with an acute tip, cuneate base, serrate margin, hairy. Calyx split, green, ca.6 mm long. Length of the pedicel 2-3 cm, 15 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 2.5-3.5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, yellow with purple streaks on the lower lip and purple throat. This hybrid prefers bright scattered light, moist, well-drained, calcium-rich soil with limited fertilization.