Physostegia virginiana | False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant | Various
Physostegia virginiana belongs to the plant family LABIAT and Genus Physostegia This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Physostegia virginiana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Physostegia virginiana so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Physostegia virginiana false dragonhead,obedient plant is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Physostegia virginiana can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It usually does best in moist to wet soils.
Physostegia virginiana will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Physostegia virginiana is a perennial. Flowers are often found in such colors as red, pink or lilac.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.