| Description | A variegated Obedient plant with rosy pink flowers. Can become aggressive if grown in rich moist soils. |
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| Pronunciation | (fi-so-STEE-ji-ah)(ver-jin-i-A-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full is best, shade will cause the plant to become floppy |
| Moisture | average, tolerates moist to wet conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | rosy-pink to lavender spikes of tubular flowers, flowers in rows |
| Leaves | variegated, lance-shaped, sharp-toothed |
| Dimensions | up to 36 inches, |
| Maintenance | division to maintain vigor and control the spread |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species native to eastern North America. |
| Misc Facts | The name "Obidient" comes from the fact that the flowers can be nudged to open and they will stay that way for a short period of time. Physostegia is derived from Greek physo- (bellows, bladder) and stego- (covering, shelter) components with reference to parts of the fruit.(www.plantlives.com) |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #145-Plant Lives (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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