Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
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Obedient Plant is a Virginia native wildflower that typically reaches 2–4 ft and blooms mid summer through 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, Late Summer, 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 wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Notable wildlife value includes: Provides 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.