Primulina ‘Lovely Lady’

Primulina ‘Lovely Lady’, 2023, IR231886, hybridized by Haixia Yan, Dayan Tao, Jinye Zhou, Shikai Guan; Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Nanning, China. (P. guigangensis x P. ‘Bright Fall’). Cross made 10.24.2019, seeds planted 12.20.2019, first flowering 10.31.2021. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves moderate olive green, 4.8-10.0 cm long, 2.9-6.5 cm wide, 4.0-8.6 cm petiole, elliptic with acute tip, cuneate base, serrate margin, hairy. Calyx split, light brown, 4-5 mm. Length of the pedicel 1.3-2.8 cm, 2-3 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 2.0-2.5 cm long, 0.9-1.1 cm wide, light reddish purple. The plants require damp environment, but can withstand a degree of drought. It grows best in shady conditions, it can tolerate direct sunlight.