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Persian shield
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PDFPlant 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.