2024年12月31日

Primulina ningmingensis 寧明報春苣苔

This plant was exhibited in the recent Gesneriads show in Taipei. The color of the flower is bright pink , quite out of the ordinary in Primulina family.

Wish you a happy new year 2025.




2024年12月23日

Primulina longzhouensis

Primulina longzhouensis is a miniature species in comparison with those traditional cultivars of Primulina (Chirita). Its habitat is in the limestone areas in Guangxi, China. The tiny flowers smells like the almond milk with creamy and nutty flavor.





2024年12月22日

It's cold but colorful

It's winter now, the weather is cold and grey (lack of sunshine) here in Taipei. Fortunately we have colorful Smithiantha to brighten up our greenhouse.





2024年12月11日

Primulina Summer Song

Classic lavender blue blooms. Easy bloomer. The foliage is tight and rosette growing. The blooms can be a lot from a well-developed plant.




2024年11月29日

Right time for Smithiantha

Winter is coming here , the best time of the Smithiantha in the subtropical Taiwan. Cool to warm during the day but a bit cooler at night, the plant thrives.






2024年11月22日

New Appearance

About an year ago, I got a young plant from a friend when I met him in a local plant show. He is a gesneriad hybridizer, especially the Primulina. He gave this miniature hybrid to me. I knew it's a Primulina but I have no idea what it was because it was a new appearance to me.

The parent plants of this hybrid are new the public , I guess.  But I don't have any further information. The members of Primulina are increasing in the last decade. Too new to know them all Orz.








2024年10月27日

Red and veining

It looks good to me.