Product Overview
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
The lavender-pink flower spikes resembling foxglove accent the water garden nicely. Blooms periodically throughout the summer. When foliage gets older, cut back for fresh, more compact growth and a flush of blooms. The name is from being able to twist the direction of the flower to a different position, and the flower obediently stays in that position. Grows in sun to part shade and will tolerate deep shade. Obedient plant over-winters well as long as the plant is submerged below the freeze line. US native.
Hardiness Zone: 5-11
Planting Container: We recommend a 2 gallon solid planting container or a medium planting bag.
Light Requirements: full sun to part shade
Height: 3'-4' - Spread: 12" to 24"
Water Depth: Wet to moist soil or water 2" deep (Maximum water depth is for mature plants)
For planting instructions see our: Planting Instructions for Shallow Water and Bog Plants Page.
