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Strobilanthes dyeriana, the Persian shield or royal purple plant, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar (formerly ...
Persian Shield grows best outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10, although it can survive in other zones as a houseplant given sufficient temperature, soil moisture and humidity. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] Plants of the World Online currently includes: [1]
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Exacum affine, [3] known commercially as the Persian violet, is a species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, part of Yemen, though its popularity and cultivation around the world have made it an occasional greenhouse weed. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. This is a small herbaceous biennial plant with dark green ...
Cyclamen persicum, the Persian cyclamen, is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant growing from a tuber, native to rocky hillsides, shrubland, and woodland up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level, from south-central Turkey to the Levant. [1] Cultivars of this species are the commonly seen florist's cyclamen.
The Latin specific epithet persica means "Persian", referring to the modern country of Iran. [5] Fritillaria persica is a robust bulbous perennial growing 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall. Each plant may bear up to 30, conical, narrow, bell-shaped flowers, up to 0.75 in (1.9 cm) long, ranging in colour from deep purple to greenish brown. [6] [7]
Aethionema armenum, also called rock cress, [2] stonecress, or Persian candytuft, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the family Brassicaceae native to the Mediterranean. [3] There, it is typically found on rocky slopes above 800 meters.