Escudo lost – Strobilanthes Dyeriana

Scientific name: Strobilanthes Dyeriana
Popular names: Persian shield
Family: Acanthaceae
Category: Foliage, half shadow lining, meadows and lining
Climate: Equatorial, subtropical, tropical
Origin: Asia, Burma
Height: From 0.9 to 1.2 meters
Brightness: Half shadow, full sun
Vital cycle: perennial

OR Persian shield It is a perennial and ornamental shrub, originally from Burma, in the south -est Asia.

The scientific name comes from Greek and is a junction of «Strobilos» which means «cone» and «anthos» which means flower.

An allusion to the inflorescence format of some species.

Already the name of the «Dyerian» species is a tribute to the botanist Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from 1843 to 1928.

This beautiful tropical shrub grows by about one meter, with a semi-abacaceous branch. He has lanceolate leaves, with finely serious margins.

The leaves are large, of length between 10 and 12 cm, sharp ovals, green with white or pink macules in the upper part and the purple page at the bottom.

The flowers are very small, bluaster, inserted in small ears erected of yellowish, but without ornamental character.

In the Acanthaceae family, we find the Strobilanthes genre, consisting of over 300 species of herbaceous plants from the tropical regions of Asia.

Some species of this kind are: Strobilanthes Dyerianus, Strobilanthes Japonica, Strobilanthes Callosus, Strobilanthes Kuntia, Strobilanthes Wallichii.

Escudo lost – Strobilanthes Dyeriana

Acanthaceae family

Cultivation mode

It should be cultivated under full sun or half shadow, on the ground or on the substrate rich in organic matter, drainable, but with a good water retention capacity, so that it remains moist over time without soaking.

He prefers the warm and warm tropical climate, which does not go down under the tenth Celsius. The brightness is according to the climate.

In very hot places, it will prefer to protect half a shade to have more vibrant and resistant colors.

In this case, you prefer to offer the morning sun and avoid the warm afternoon sun. Already in mountainous regions, of temperate climate, it will be fine in full sun.

In fact, in temperate regions it is cultivated as annual, as it does not tolerate the winter cold.

In these places, it can be brought to well -bright interior and greenhouses during the winter.

Fertilize with mineral fertilizer Once a month during spring, summer and first weeks of autumn.

Landscape

With low maintenance and great rusticity, the thickness is a choice that adds great interest to the landscape.

With its tropical consistency and purple color, it is perfect for beds and positioned huge on plants of other colors, which are appreciated each other in the sets.

It can also be cultivated in pots and also internal, as close to a window that receives direct sunlight.

I multiply easily by batteries. Prepare 15 centimeters and remove the leaves from the bottom, leaving half the remaining.

Ret in a rewarded substrate and in a protected environment. Get about 2-4 weeks.

How to cut the Persian shield (Strobilanthes Dyeriana)?

One of the simple ways to keep the Persian shield from one season to another is to make cuts at the end of the summer, easier to release.

The batteries are rooted in 3 weeks between 20 and 30 ° C. The branches are cut and then positioned in a glass of water.

They can be attacked by aphids if humidity is low and radical mushrooms if they exceed irrigation.

Although they can be multiplied by stake in the spring, it is not always easy.

Plants should have changed every 3 years while they lose their attraction over the years.

Important note – The leaves of this species are toxic, but are used in popular medicine to treat inflammatory diseases and gastrointestinal disorders.

The leaves are also used to form tent roofs.