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Persian shield

Persian shield
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Plant Botanical Name: 
Strobilanthes dyerianus
USBG Plant Location: 
Conservatory
Conservatory Room Location: 
Garden Court

Persian shield is a tropical broadleaf evergreen in its native Burma, and is used as an annual in the Mid-Atlantic region. Excellent as both a bedding plant or in containers, it thrives in full sun to part shade with consistently moist soil.

United States Botanic Garden Conservatory

100 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20001 (202) 225-8333