Primulina linearicalyx

This is a distinct species native to Guangxi, China where it grows on mossy cliffs and rock faces. This is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a basal rosette of softly hairy, long and very narrow leaves with deeply impressed veins. Secondary rosettes of leaves are borne on spreading short stems so that the plant slowly creeps to form a dense mass. The flowers are borne on short stalks with lavender-blue lobes and a paler tube. A striking plant for a container, terrarium or shaded rockery. This taxon is known from only one small population in the wild and is considered critically endangered.

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