Specialty Gardening: You have too many plants, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) is easy to start from cuttings and can take full sun as long as it has plenty of water. It can wilt easily in hot sun (so do a lot of other plants) but always perks up after the sun fades or it is watered well.

I bought it years ago in Rome, GA when it was quite rare at the local nurseries. It has become mainstream since you can pick it up at several different nurseries nowadays.

Here is a picture of it sharing a pot with a bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) I grew from seed.