Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
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Obedient Plant is a Virginia native wildflower that typically reaches 2–4 ft and blooms in mid summer and fall with pink/lavender flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spread
- 2–3 ft; spreading
- Bloom Time
- Fall, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- Pink/lavender
- Garden Goals
- Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Hummingbird garden; pollinator garden; rain garden edge; border
- Wildlife Value
- Limited; nectar for long-tongued bees and hummingbirds
Obedient Plant grows best in full sun or part shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 2–4 ft tall and 2–3 ft; spreading wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Notable wildlife value includes: Limited; nectar for long-tongued bees and hummingbirds. It is well suited to Hummingbird garden, pollinator garden, rain garden edge, border.
Good to know: Can spread by rhizomes; easy to divide.