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Strobilanthes dyeriana

Strobilanthes dyeriana, the Persian shield or royal purple plant, is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar.

Name
The Latin specific epithet dyeriana honours the English botanist Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1843–1928). ==Description==
Description
Growing to tall and broad, it is a tropical evergreen shrub, cultivated for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers. ==Cultivation==
Cultivation
With a minimum temperature of , S. dyeriana grows best in USDA Zones 10–11. ==References==
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