Primulina ‘GCCC’s Austin’

Primulina ‘GCCC’s Austin’, 2018, IR181432, hybridized by Fang Wen, Zi-Bing Xin, Yi-Gang Wei; Guangxi, China. (P. lutea x P. langshanica). Cross made 06.17.2016, seeds planted 09.01.2016, first flowered 06.26.2017. Sterile. Reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette. Leaves green; 10-15 cm long, 8-10 cm wide, 10-15 cm petiole, ovate with cuneate base, undulate margin and acute tip, hairy. Calyx spit, red with green base, 1-1.5 cm long. Pedicel 3-5 cm long with over 20 flowers per axil. Corolla infundibuliform, 4-5 cm long x ca. 2 cm wide, yellow within, brownish-red tinged, corolla lobes have brownish stripes, color changes as the blossom ages. Large plant with abundant flowers, easy to cultivate, enjoys bright light; prefers the substrate kept relatively drier with higher level of calcium ions. The temperature range above 5℃ and below 35℃.