What is the Persian shield?
Persian shield or Strobianthus dyerianus is a tropical plant from Myanmar. It is grown for its striking sheet in gardens in tropical and subtropical areas and is suitable for greenhouse gardens. Nursery in the regions where this plant is successful can carry it and can order it according to a special application. Gardeners can also obtain it through cuttings and orders from the order catalogs. The leaves are usually marbled and spotted. Small blue flowers are also produced, but many gardeners press them back to stimulate the plant to focus on the production of distinctive and very colorful leaves. The Persian shield can grow up to six feet (two meters) and is often cropped to become a low shrub or ground ground. UNTED Plants can become a lengthy, with long straight branches. In addition to the developed and rather unsightly appearance, these long branches can reduce or break with the weight of the leaves.
The Persian shield favors climate, such as air conditioning, which is located in the United States Agriculture Ministry, and sometimes there will be a growth in the eight zone. The plant needs high humidity and very rich soil. The soil should be well exhausted and must be kept moist to make the plant healthy and happy. The Persian shield has high water requirements and is not recommended for areas where there are water limitations or drought concerns.
Like many tropical plants, the Persian shield is designed to live in a partial shadow that is located under a canopy of trees and vines. It should be grown in a shaded and partially protected area of the garden. Trees and wine vines create excellent accompanying plants, as the Other provides hiding from the sun needed for the prosperous Persian shield. In the greenhouses, the plant should be placed to obtain bright, indirect light. People can also try growth inside if their homes are boilingé, damp and very clear.
In addition to being grown directly in the soil, this tropical plant is also suitable for gardening of containers. People growing a plant in containers can mix it with other tropical species if desired. Horticulture containers can allow people to grow a plant in cold climates, as containers can be moved to a warm, clear area without suggestions in winter and then moved outside in the summer months.