Strobilanthes dyeriana (Persian shield)
Other names: Royal purple plant
S. dyeriana is a mid-sized, tender, evergreen shrub. It has dark-green, lance-shaped leaves that have purple and silver markings. In autumn, it produces spikes of blue, funnel-shaped flowers on short stems.
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1m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Strobilanthes wallichii (Kashmir acanthus)
Other names: Hardy Persian shield, Wild petunia, Kandali, Cane head, Wallich's conehead, Pteracanthus alatus, Ruellia alata, Goldfussia thomsonii, Strobilanthes atropurpurea, Strobilanthes alata, Strobilanthes atropurpureus
S. wallichii is a tender, upright, branching, evergreen subshrub with oval, toothed leaves and spike of tubular, purple to violet-blue flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Strobilanthes anisophylla 'Brunetthy' (Goldfussia 'Brunetthy')
Other names: Strobilanthes anisophylla 'Lankveld15', Strobilanthes anisophyllus 'Brunetthy', Bedding conehead 'Brunetthy', Ruellia anisophylla 'Brunetthy'
'Brunetthy' is a tender, upright, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub with lance-shaped, toothed, dark purple-brown leaves and tubular, lilac flowers in spring.
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0.8m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Strobilanthes attenuata 'Blue Carpet' (Cane head 'Blue Carpet')
Other names: Strobilanthes urticifolia 'Blue Carpet', Nettle-leaved strobilanthes 'Blue Carpet', Blue nettle 'Blue Carpet'
'Blue Carpet' is a mound-forming to spreading, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with erect, branching stems bearing ovate, hairy, toothed, dark green leaves and dense spikes of tubular, purple-blue flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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