Strobilanthes dyeriana

Strobilanthes dyeriana, the Persian shield or royal purple plant,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar (formerly Burma).

Strobilanthes dyeriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Strobilanthes
Species:
S. dyeriana
Binomial name
Strobilanthes dyeriana

Name

The Latin specific epithet dyeriana honours the English botanist Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1843-1928).[2]

Description

Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, it is a tropical evergreen shrub, cultivated for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers.

Cultivation

With a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), S. dyeriana grows best in USDA Zones 10–11.[3] In more temperate climates it is grown as a houseplant. It prefers a warm, humid position in good light. As the intense purple colour may fade with age, it is often treated as an annual.[3] In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1][4]

References
  1. "RHS Plant Selector - Strobilanthes dyeriana". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  3. "Persian shield: How To Grow & Care For Strobilanthes Dyeriana". Epic Gardening. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 100. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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