Primulina ‘Purple Magic’

Primulina ‘Purple Magic’, 2021, IR211600, hybridized by Haixia Yan, Dayan Tao, Qian Song, Shikai Guan, Flower Research Institute of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. (P. sp. x P. purpurea). Cross made 03.24.2019, seeds planted 04.28.2019, first flowering 02.28.2021. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green, 8.6-12.9 cm long, 6.0-9.5 cm wide, 2.5-6.1 cm petiole, elliptic, with cuneate base, acute tip, crenate margin, hairy. Calyx split, green with light brown, 0.9-1.2 cm. Length of the pedicel 1.4-2.6 cm, 6-10 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 4.3-4.4 cm long x 1.2-1.5 cm wide, purple. Need bright scattered light. Avoid waterlogging.