Primulina ‘Variable Star’

Primulina ‘Variable Star’, 2022, IR221825, hybridized by Jiaxin Fu, Guangzhou, Guandong, China. (P. guizhongensis x P. heterochroa). Cross made 11.03.2019, seeds planted 12.25.2019, first flowering 11.15.2020. Reproducible only vegetatively. Basal rosette, stem length 1-2 cm. Leaves dark green with silver veins, 6.0-9.0 cm long, 2.5-3.5 cm wide, 1.5-2.5 cm petiole, elliptic, acute tip, cuneate base, crenate margin, bullate. Calyx split, green, 5 mm. Length of the pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm, 2-5 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 2.8-3.2 cm long, 2.4-2.8 cm wide, faint yellow with changeable purple stripes. Prefers bright scattered natural light, water-retaining but breathable grow medium.