Physostegia virginiana

obedient plant, false dragonhead

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS BES

Characteristics

Height: 1.5-5'
Flowers: Jun.-Sept.; pink to purple
Fruit: nut/nut-like

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

moist open areas, stream banks, shorelines

Native to

Region: Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV NY PA

Wildlife

*

Notes

flowers showy; spreads rapidly by underground stems; best in full sun; can escape cultivation

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1370.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004