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Strobilanthes tomentosa

Strobilanthes tomentosa
Photo: Balajijagadesh, CC BY-SA 4.0

Strobilanthes tomentosa is a perennial shrub-like herb in the Acanthus family, native to subtropical Asia from northern Pakistan along the Himalayas to southern China and northern Indochina. It is grown mainly as a garden or shade-border plant in mild climates.

Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich loam or leaf mould.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Pakistan to China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi) and Indo-China
Climate
subtropical

About

Strobilanthes tomentosa is a species of perennial flowering plant native to subtropical areas of Asia, ranging from northern Pakistan along the Himalayas to northern Indochina (Laos and Myanmar) and southern China (Yunnan and Guizhou).

Other Strobilanthes plants

Strobilanthes alternata · Strobilanthes sinuata · Strobilanthes callosa · Strobilanthes capitata · Strobilanthes crispa · Strobilanthes cusia · Strobilanthes cuspidata · Persian Shield · Strobilanthes flexicaulis · Strobilanthes formosana · Strobilanthes heteromalla · Strobilanthes integrifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strobilanthes tomentosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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