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Persian shield is also a nice addition to large containers. Mix them with other tropicals. They are suitable as a single ...

Can you explain how to care for the beautiful Persian shield plant? I planted it last year and now it is woody and leggy. Gina Graham The Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) is one of the most ...

Recently I stumbled across a plant recipe called “This is the Life.” Not only was it a collection of some of my favorite plants, it was a wake-up call to an old favorite: the Persian Shield. Persian ...

Question for Dan Gill: Can you explain how to care for the beautiful Persian shield plant? It is very woody and leggy. Also, I’d like information on the umbrella plant. —Anne Thibodeaux Answer: The ...

A. Persian shield is grown for its 8-inch leaves that are silver-purple with a metallic sheen on the uppersides and purple on the undersides. Leaf color varies with available sunlight. Persian shield ...

"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere," Vincent Van Gogh once wrote. Could he have been comparing his work with painter's palette or Persian shield, works of art by Mother Nature ...

One of our most misunderstood — and thus mistreated — evergreen perennials is Persian shield, a spectacular foliage plant from Myanmar. Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) grows up to 3 feet tall ...