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 Edit this 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] S. dyeriana is sold as a very common landscape plant due to its vibrant colors. In order to produce a high quality version of this plant, it is best to use a 200 mg*L-1*N from a complete fertilizer. [5]

References
  1. "RHS Plant Selector - Strobilanthes dyeriana". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  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.
  5. Gamrod, Erin E., and Holly L. Scoggins. "Fertilizer Concentration Affects Growth and Foliar Elemental Concentration of Strobilanthes Dyerianus." HortScience, vol. 41, no. 1, 2006, pp. 231, http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/41/1/231.
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