• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Lampkin, Nature Coast FNPS

Physostegia purpurea

obedient plant, eastern false dragonhead

Nomenclature

Common Name:

obedient plant, eastern false dragonhead

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Physostegia purpurea

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

To about 3 ft tall, clonal forming patches.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,purple

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms late summer-fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist wildflower garden, wetland garden.

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Hummingbirds

Generally pollinated by bumblebees.  Other long tongued bees, hummingbirds and the occasional butterfly sip nectar from the flowers ( New Moon Nursery ).

Humminbirds are attracted to the nectar.

Native Habitats:

Wet prairie, wet savannas, hydric pine flatwoods, cypress sloughs, marl prairies, marshes, ditches.

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