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Physostegia virginiana (False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 32391



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Physostegia
Species: Physostegia virginiana
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Deciduous
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Invasive
  • Perennial
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 3b (to -30 F / -34 C)
  • 4a (to -25 F / -32 C)
  • 4b (to -20 F / -29 C)
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • July
Flowering End edit
  • October
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Suitable For edit
  • Border/Bed
  • Flower Arranging/Drying
  • Low Maintenance Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Moist
  • Loamy / Medium
  • Sandy / Light
Soil pH edit
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
  • 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic)
  • 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic)
  • 7.0 (Neutral)
Bloom Colour edit
  • Pink
  • Lilac
  • White
Wildlife Value edit
  • Bees
  • Deer Resistant
  • Hummingbirds
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Seed
Skill Level edit
  • Beginner
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  • Tubular flowers remain in the position you move them to, hence the common name. edit | delete
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Netty (13946)
Frank (2698)
toni (36069)
SongofJoy57 (49)
gardenplansireland (195)
  windsor224 (2)
Christer Johansson (230)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)


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SongofJoy57 (49) wrote on Aug 25 2008
Obedient plants can be bent, and arranged in a vase, and stay in the manner that you bend them. They are invasive . . . but I really don't mind, as they are so beautiful. I would plant the seeds where the plants have plenty of room to multiply.

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  windsor224 (2) wrote on May 22 2013
It is VERY invasive after a couple years and will completely take over where you have other plants. Be careful and select a wide open space. It has thick roots and must be dug out.

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  Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on May 23 2013
I found them to be very invasive too. And I did not have a wide open space to let them roam. I finally just dug them up.

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toni (36069) wrote on May 19 2017
I would never recommend Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) in a civilized garden bed...only in a wide open field where you do not care how many plants it runs over in it's successful effort to claim all the land around it.

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