Primulina ‘Rainbow Candy’
Primulina ‘Rainbow Candy’, 2022, IR221724, hybridized by Wendi Yu, Guiyun Jiang, Yixun Yu, Juanxu Liu; South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. (P. qintangensis x P. jiuwanshanica). Cross made 03.18.2021, seeds planted 05.06.2021, first flowering 04.17.2022. Reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green with silvery pattern, 4.5-7.8 cm long, 3.5-5.5 cm wide, 0.8-1.5 cm petiole, ovate with cuneate base, acute tip, crenate margin, hairy. Calyx split, yellow-green, 6-7 mm. Length of the pedicel 0.8-1.6 cm, 3 or more flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 4.9-5.1 cm long, 1.0-1.1 cm wide, purple with red, orange and yellow spots and stripes. This hybrid grows best in shady conditions, can’t tolerate direct sunlight, temperature range is 0-35℃.
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