Primulina GCCC’s Die Cui

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Die Cui’, 2023, IR231953, hybridized by Wei Yi-Gang, Wen Fang, Chou Wei-Chuen, Fu Long-Fei; Guangxi Institute of Botany; CAS; GCCC, Guilin City, China. (P. liujiangensis  x  P. papillosa). Cross made 03.15.2019, seeds planted 08.30.2019, first flowering 04.30.2021. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green, veins obvious, thick, fleshy, pubescent both surfaces, 7-14 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, 1-2 cm petiole, elliptic with acute tip, cuneate base, entire margin, hairy. Calyx split, green, length 2-4 mm. Length of the pedicel 1.5-3 cm, 15 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 2-3 cm long, 1.5-2.0 cm wide, purple. This hybrid prefers brightly scattered lighting; moist but well-drained & calcium-rich substrate (equal to pH ≥7.0); don’t over-fertilize and overwater.