| Description | A white flowering Obedient plant. Reported to be a non-spreading form of Physostegia. |
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| Pronunciation | (fi-so-STEE-ji-ah)(ver-jin-i-A-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full is best, shade will cause the plant to become floppy |
| Moisture | average, tolerates moist to wet conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | white, tubular, 2 lipped flowers, borne on a 8 inch spike, bloom from the bottom to top of spike |
| Leaves | lance-shaped, sharp-toothed |
| Stems | square sturdy stems, short rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | division to maintain vigor |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Physostegia virginiana is native to open meadows, prairies, stream banks, gravel bars and thickets from Quebec to Manitoba south to Florida and New Mexico. (#144) |
| Cultivar Origin | naturally occurring seedling of Physostegia virginiana Rosea |
| 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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