Physostegia virginiana
(obedient plant)
(obedient plant)
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Height: 24 – 36 inches
Spread: 36 inches
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
can be an aggressive spreader and tends to flop, especially in high fertility soils; can be cut back for denser habit
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
upright habit, spreads
Foliage
sharp-toothed narrow leaves
Flowers
pinkish tubular flowers; July-September