How to grow persian shield
Strobilanthes dyerianus
When to plant persian shield
Set Persian shield out after the last spring frost, in bright light with no direct hot sun. It is a tropical grown as a perennial only in zones 8b and warmer; in colder zones it is grown as an annual or a container/houseplant brought indoors before frost.
Persian Shield is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 24 to 36 in apart
- Sun
- Partial sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- frost tender
- color fades in cool low light
- spider mites and fungus gnats indoors
Sources
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