Name: Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 4080-1LTR
Price: 11.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Physostegia virginiana

A native perennial with ornamental features suited to borders and naturalized landscape settings.

Upright, clumping habit
Dense spikes of pink to pale lilac, occasionally white, snapdragon-like flowers
Each flower is surrounded by a small leaf-like bract
Narrow lance-shaped serrated green leaves
Fast-growing and spreads to cover a large area

Size

1 litre

50 plugs per tray

$11.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Wet

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

1.0 – 1.25

Mature Spread (meters)

0.6 – 0.8

Growth Rate

Fast

Flower Colour

Pink

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

SummerFall

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Border, Mass planting, Accent

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Naturally found near river banks, swamps or in wet, low sites. Grows best in an average to moist, or wet soil, in full sun to partial shade. Prune in late spring to encourage a compact, bushy habit and to prevent it from flopping over later in the season.

Notes

Native to Ontario The common name "obedient plant" refers to the stems that can be bent and arranged into new positions.