Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
This bold, long-blooming beauty has robust, tubular, pink snapdragon-like flower spikes that top tall, square stems with narrow, toothed leaves. Great for back-of the border and cottage gardens. Also called Obedient False Dragonhead.
BLOOM TIME
- June
- July
- August
- September
SUNLIGHT
- Full Sun
SOIL TYPE
- Well Drained
- Moist
- Texture (Sand)
- Texture (Loam)
- Texture (Clay)
- High Organic Matter
- pH Acid <6.0
- pH Neutral 6.0-8.0
- pH Alkaline >8.0
HEIGHT
3-6'
CATERPILLAR SPECIES HOSTED
1-10
WILDLIFE BENEFITED
Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Artist: Michael Boardman
Photo Credit: Maine Audubon