Primulina GCCC’s Zi Di

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Zi Di’, 2023, IR231954, registered by Wen Fang, Chou Wei-Chuen, Wei Yi-Gang; Guangxi Institute of Botany; CAS; GCCC, Guilin City, China. (P. longgangensis  x  P. sinovietnamica). Natural hybrid in the wild, first flowering 10.09.2022. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves dark green, with the leaf tips turning red-purple when temperatures are low in the autumn and winter seasons, 9-15 cm long, 4.5-6 cm wide, 1-5 cm petiole, linear with acute tip, cuneate base, entire margin, hairy. Calyx split, purple, length 5-8 mm. Length of the pedicel 3-4 cm, 10 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 4-4.5 cm long, 3-3.5 cm wide, purplish red. This hybrid prefers brightly scattered lighting; moist but well-drained & calcium-rich substrate (equal to pH ≥7.0); don’t over-fertilize and overwater.