We don't need no stinkin' flowers! Strobilanthes dyerianus

[pavel]

While this plant can flower, the flowers are pretty insignificant when they do make an appearance.

[gardenguysorchids]

Love Persian Shield. The colorful foliage makes up for any lack of bloom.

[stateless]

great color

[Chris1140]

From the thread title I was expecting Bulbos, lol.

[Katherine]

Wow! That is rich!

Is it a relative of coleus?

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Really an attractive plant. I use to plant flowerbeds with similar colored foliage plants, but lately cannot get them locally anymore.

cheers,
BD

[pavel]

Is it a relative of coleus?

Not a terribly close one. Both belong to Order Lamiales -- which also includes plants as diverse olive trees, snapdragons, and jasmine -- but that is as close as they get. So two taxonomic levels from genus. To put it in what may be a more familiar taxonomic relationship frame, all orchids belong to the same Family ... which is a level down from Order. So a Cattleya, Pleurothallid, and a Cypripedium are more closely related to each other than a coleus is to a Strobilanthes.

I use to plant flowerbeds with similar colored foliage plants, but lately cannot get them locally anymore.

Bruce, with your having a greenhouse, you could likely overwinter these without any issue at all and use them in succeeding years.