Physostegia virginiana, Obedient Plant Seed
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Seed
- Pink flower spikes bloom from late summer into fall
- Native perennial spreads through vigorous underground roots
- Individual flowers remain positioned when gently moved
- Best where its enthusiastic growth has room
Key Attributes
About Physostegia virginiana, Obedient Plant Seed, Obedient Plant Seed
The Obedient Plant Physostegia is a sun-loving flowering plant that produces pink flowers that blooms late summer and into fall! This variety spreads very fast with a large underground root system.
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Pests & Diseases
Obedient plant may show rust, powdery mildew, leaf spots, or crown rot. Thin spreading colonies so lower foliage dries, and remove rusted stems after flowering. Divide only vigorous outer sections; discard dark, softened crown centers and replant in soil that does not remain saturated through winter.
Monitor obedient plant for aphids, thrips, mites, beetles, slugs, and chewing caterpillars. Remove badly infested growth, use physical controls first, and apply labeled treatments outside pollinator-active hours.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Appalachia, Great Lakes, Midwest, Southeast
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Obedient Plant offers tubular summer flowers to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. In moist garden areas, its spreading colonies can form a substantial flowering patch. Allow room for that growth and retain nearby plant diversity so its nectar supply complements, rather than crowds out, other native flowers.
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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