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Primulina swinglei

Primulina swinglei is a small perennial herb from the African violet family, native to limestone areas of southern China and northern Vietnam. It is a rare, specialist plant grown mainly by collectors who give it bright, humid conditions and well-drained, lime-tolerant soil.

Family
Gesneriaceae (African violet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the compost evenly moist and avoid waterlogging, using water at room temperature and keeping the leaves dry where possible.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty mix, such as African violet compost with added grit or perlite; it tolerates lime.
Temperature
15–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong) to N. Vietnam
Climate
subtropical

About

Primulina swinglei is a species of plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It is found in China and Vietnam.

Other Primulina plants

Primulina drakei · Chinese Chirita · Primulina gemella · Primulina halongensis · Primulina hiepii · Primulina modesta · Primulina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primulina swinglei 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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