Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead
(Physostegia virginiana)
Obedient plant is a North American wildflower that blooms in late summer. The light pink, tubular flowers can be pushed around on the stem with your finger, hence its common name.
Physostegia virginiana spreads rapidly and is very invasive in a small garden. It is best suited to a semi-wild garden. It tolerates drought and poor soil. Hardy in zones 3-10.
height 36"
1 pkt = 150 seeds
$2.00
Sowing Physostegia virginiana Seeds:
Sow outdoors in fall. Barely cover the seeds.
To start indoors: Place in a damp paper napkin inside a plastic bag and refrigerate 5 weeks. Then sow in pots 8 weeks before the last frost date. Full sun to part shade.
