Primulina ‘CW’s Violet Dream’, 2023, IR231852, hybridized by Wei-Chuen Chou, Long-Fei Fu, Fang Wen; Guangxi Institute of Botany & Gesneriads Conservation Center of China; Guilin, China. (P. curvituba x P. heterochroa). Cross made 06.23.2019, seeds planted 10.30.2019, first flowering 07.11.2020. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green, ca. 4.5 cm long, ca. 2.5 cm wide, 2-3 cm petiole, with obvious veins, thick, fleshy, pubescent both surfaces, ovate with acute tip, cuneate base, entire margin, hairy. Calyx split, purplish brown, ca. 8 mm. Length of the pedicel ca. 3.3 cm, 6 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, ca. 3.5 cm long,1.8-2.3 cm wide, vivid purple. Prefers brightly scattered natural light; moist but well-drained & calcium-rich substrate (equal to PH ≥7.0); do not overfertilize and overwater.
Primulina CW’s Violet Dream
Registry Number:
IR231852
Year:
2023
Genus:
Primulina
Parentage:
P. curvituba x P. heterochroa
Registrant:
Wei-Chuen Chou
Registrant Location:
Guilin, China