Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Zones 3–9perennial48" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native
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Peak bloom: August
How to plant
Plant in spring — spreads fast in rich soil. Individual flowers stay where you move them (hence the name).
- Sunlight
- full sun, part sun
- Spacing
- 18" between plants
- Mature height
- 48"
- Row placement
- back of bed
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