Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
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Other plants called Obedient Plant:
- Phonetic Spelling
- fy-so-STEE-jee-ah vir-jin-ee-AY-nah
- Description
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'Miss Manners' Obedient Plant is a naturally occurring seedling of Physostegia virginiana 'Rosea' but it maintains its compact habit and does not spread as widely. It grows best in moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soil and sun to partial shade.
In the mint family, the obedient plant gets its name from the ability of the flowers on the stalk to be twisted into any position, where they will remain. A great choice for a meadow or pollinator garden as it is visited by bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators.
The flowers are 1" tubular and white, borne on a showy terminal spike. The corolla is swollen at the throat, the upper lip is domed, the lower lip is spreading and has three lobes. Miss Manners is shorter so staking is not usually necessary. Also, it will rebloom summer to fall. Each spike of flowers bloom starting at the bottom and working their way up the spike to the top.
Problems: Susceptible to black spot fungal disease
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Physostegia
- Species:
- virginiana
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Wildlife Food Source
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Lipped
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- fused petals
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1 in. white flowers borne in a showy terminal spike and resemble snapdragons. The corolla is swollen at the throat, the upper lip is domed, the lower lip spreading with three lobes. Blooms in late summer to early fall.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Smooth
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Doubly Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Narrow doubly serrate opposite leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Square
- Stem Description:
- Upright stiff square stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Pond
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rain Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
