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Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
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Obedient Plant

Also Known As:

False Dragonhead

Botanical Name:

Physostegia virginiana
  • Upright, clumping habit
  • Dense spikes of pink to pale lilac, occasionally white, snapdragon-like flowers
  • Each flower is surrounded by a small leaf-like bract
  • Narrow lance-shaped serrated green leaves
  • Fast-growing and spreads to cover a large area
  • Bloom Time: Midsummer to early fall
  • Flower Height: 125 cm
  • Foliage Height: 110 cm
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Hardiness Zone

3

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Flower Colour

  • Pink
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Height

100 cm-125 cm

Width

Spread

60 cm-80 cm

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Plant Characteristics

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Exposure

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun/Shade
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Soil Moisture

  • Moist to Average
  • Moist to Wet Soils
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Attracts Wildlife

  • Attracts Butterflies
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Growth Rate

  • Fast
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Foliage Colour

  • Green
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Critter

  • Deer Resistant
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Attributes

  • Cut Flower/Foliage
  • Native to Ontario
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Flowering Time

  • Lt. Sum-Fall
  • Summer
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Shape

  • Clumping
  • Upright
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Garden Uses

  • Bog or water garden
  • Naturalizing

Additional Details

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Growing Tips & Maintenance

  • Naturally found near river banks, swamps or in wet, low sites. Grows best in an average to moist, or wet soil, in full sun to partial shade. Prune in late spring to encourage a compact, bushy habit and to prevent it from flopping over later in the season.
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Additional Notes

  • Native to OntarioPollinated by hummingbirds and long-tongued butterflies and bees.The common name "obedient plant" refers to the stems that can be bent and arranged into new positions. 
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Obedient Plant

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Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant

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