Persian Carpet Plant

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ceropegia species persian carpet flower ceropegia sordida supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden.

Persian carpet plant.

Although this plant s name is persian it is native to myanmar formerly burma not persia. A persian carpet persian. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. It will bud light blue flowers for a short time throughout the year.

فرش ايرانى romanized. قالی ايرانى romanized. The beautiful leaves of the persian shield plant botanical name strobilanthes dyerianus offers vibrant color far longer than a flowering plant. Prefers a sandy or gritty soil.

It forms a low mound or tuft of bright green leaves loaded with starry deep pink flowers from mid summer into the fall. They are known for their long 4 7 inch leaves that range in color from purple to silver combined with green veins. It can grow well in containers or outdoor flowerbeds. Click add to wishlist to receive an email if this plant is back in stock.

Once classified in the family asclepiadaceae it is now in the subfamily asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family apocynaceae. Edithcolea grandis is a succulent plant with leafless richly branched perennial and decumbent stems with a diameter of 2 to 4 cm and up to 30 cm in length. This dazzling heims coral bell has leaves that are a blend of persian carpet colors including red purple silver and a number of other metallic shades. Qâli ye irâni ɢɒːˈliːje ʔiːɾɒːˈniː also known as iranian carpet is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in iran historically known as persia for home use local sale and export.

In cooler climates it is grown as an annual plant and is even more popular as a houseplant because it tends to bloom during winter. The shiny leaves have dark purple veins and a dark purple edge. The glabrousstems are 4 or 5 angled and armed with regularly placed hard and acute spinelike teeth ortubercules. The base color of the plant varies from green to red with brownish spots.

It is a sub shrub that is evergreen in hot climates. Edithcolea is a monotypic genus with a single species edithcolea grandis persian carpet flower. Persian carpet flower is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental in desert gardens worldwide. It is native to africa and to the arabian peninsula.

It has gained a reputation as a particularly difficult plant to keep alive because of its very specific growing needs with much light and relatively high above 60 f 15 c winter temperatures. The glabrous stems are 4 or 5 angled and armed with regularly placed hard and acute spine like. 1 492 110 also known as autumn campion this is a useful rock garden plant for late season colour flowering at a time when most other alpines are long finished. Farš e irâni ˈfærʃe ʔiːɾɒːˈniː or persian rug persian.