Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus

I loved this plant when I bought it. Planted it, started growing and then the sun location changed for the summer and cooked it and barely any purple except for new growth close to the ground. So will be digging it up and re-homing it to get more shade during the hottest part of our day. Hope it likes it and and returns to its original beautiful colors with new growth.

I adore this plant. Keep it watered, and it will impress you! I was sad my local Lowe’s did not carry it this year. I grew it the past two years. I’m in zone 8 where it is not hardy, so I grow it as an annual.

Last spring I was shopping for plants for my yard and saw this wee little Persian Shield plant. The color was so stunning, I had to have it and didn't care how big or small it stayed, simply fell in love with that gorgeous color! I planted it in the back yard where the soil isn't the greatest. Watered it and did little else... I didn't need to...it took off like a rocket! It got full, lush, tall, and NOTHING disturbed the leaves. It stayed beautiful right into the fall. I am in love with this stunner, and this year I plan to plant them all over! They add such beauty and are shimmery with their purple and silvery foliage. Best plant I ever had (and no flowers, so no yellow jackets! YAY!!!)

I have grown this plant many times and just love it. It grows into about a 2' tall plant and does well in just about any soil and in part shade to shade. I've found the colour kind of fades if put in full sun. The colour of the leaves just glows in the shade and best of all, the deer don't eat it, which is important in my part of the world. Each leaf is green and purple, with a streak of silver and is just lovely. It won't go through our cold winters so I take a few cuttings in the fall and stick them in soil and they take off without too much trouble. I'd rather do that than bring the plant in for the winter. This way I end up with as many plants as I want for the following summer.

This plant is beautiful, grows very quickly and it has become my favorite plant! I love it!