Botanical Name: Physostegia virginiana
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Common Name: Obedient Plant  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Lavender, Pink, White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Obedient plant is an upright, clump-forming, mid-west native found along stream banks and moist areas of prairies. It typically grows 2 to 4 feet tall with an equal or farther spread (due to its rhizomatous nature), with tubular flowers that form clusters at the stem tips from June through August and even into September. Flowers are pinkish, orchid, or white, depending on cultivar. Leaves are green, lance-shaped, and toothed. Best suited for mass planting, mixed with large ornamental grasses, or for meadowish landscapes where it may roam freely.