Primulina ‘Spring Flash’

Primulina ‘Spring Flash’, 2021, IR211604, hybridized by Haixia Yan, Shikai Guan， Dayan Tao, Jinye Zhou, Flower Research Institute of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. ((P. liguliformis x P. brachytricha var.brachytricha) x P. baishouensis). Cross made 03.30.2019, seeds planted 05.15.2019, first flowering 02.24.2021. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, acaulescent. Leaves green, 10.2-12.0 cm long, 6.2-7.5 cm wide, 5.5-6.9 cm petiole, elliptic, with cuneate base, acute tip, crenate margin, hairy. Calyx split, dark purple, 0.8-1.1 cm. Length of the pedicel 2.1-4.0 cm, 8-10 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 5.1-5.5 cm long x 1.4-1.5 cm wide, purplish red. Needs bright scattered light. Avoid waterlogging.