Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Native to: VT, ME

Life cycle: Perennial

Light: Full/Partial Sun

Soil Moisture: Wet to Medium

Height: 10-48”
Spacing: 1-2’

Blooms: August-September
Bloom Color: Pink

Natural Habitat: Woodland edges, moist meadows, thickets, seeps and moist roadside or railroad right-of-ways.

Benefits: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Urban Environment, Low Maintenance

Pairs Well With: Joe-pye weed, boneset

“A bountiful addition to any moderately to consistently wet site. These flowers tower with abundant, pastel pink blooms: the reason behind the common name is that they’ll stay in whatever position you point them (at least temporarily). Part of the mint family and true to that behavior, these plants spread by rhizomes and can quickly fill small spaces. This is a wonderful species if you need a plant to fill in large spots around your yard. Like all members of the mint family, it produces copious amounts of nectar.”

– Prairie Moon Nursery