False Dragonhead
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) got its common name because you can bend the individual flowers in any direction. Unfortunately, obedient plant is not so obedient in the garden, where it can spread quite aggressively, by rhizomes.
Obedient Plant has another common name, False Dragonhead, which likely came about because of the flowers' resemblance to snapdragons.
Larval Host for the
3-4'
2-3'
SIZE
SOIL
Medium, Moist
LIGHT
Sun, Part Shade
BENEFITS
Hummingbirds
NOTES
Large plants may require staking and mature plants will thin out in the center and can take on an open, floppy form, telling you it's time to divide them. Make long-lasting cut flowers.
CHARACTERISTICS
Showy, Cut Flowers, Tolerates Clay, Spreads Quickly, Long Stemmed, Tall
August, September
Flower
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Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
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DESCRIPTION
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) got its common name because you can bend the individual flowers in any direction. Unfortunately, obedient plant is not so obedient in the garden, where it can spread quite aggressively, by rhizomes.
Obedient Plant has another common name, False Dragonhead, which likely came about because of the flowers' resemblance to snapdragons.