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Chinese Chirita

Primulina dryas

Chinese Chirita
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0

Primulina dryas is a small perennial herb in the African violet family, native to limestone cliffs in southern China, valued for its compact rosettes of oak-like leaves and pale flowers. It is a rock-garden or pot plant that needs bright conditions, sharp drainage and humidity.

Family
Gesneriaceae (African violet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the mix feels dry, keeping the crown dry and avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mix such as African violet mix with added perlite or grit.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (W. Guangdong, Hong Kong)
Climate
subtropical

About

Primulina dryas, called the oak-nymph-leaved primulina, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Primulina, native to southeast China. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primulina dryas by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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