obedient plant - Physostegia virginiana

Synonyms: false dragonhead,

USDA Plant Code: PHVI8
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: medium - wet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: pink/purple/white
Bloom Period: summer/fall
Fragrant: no
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Cultivar; 'Pink Bouquet'
Dow Gardens , Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; 'Pink Bouquet'
Dow Gardens , Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Taken August 1967
Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); September 1978
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Triston Hansford, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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