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Physostegia virgiana 'Summer Snow'
(Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead)
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Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Origin: Native to North America
Light: Full sun-part shade/light shade
Height: 2-3'
Spread: 0.5- 1'
Blooms: 1" long flowers arranged in 4 rows along a spike, white
with light pink or purple tints, borne on 10" stems, from late:Summer to
early Fall, followed by dull brown seeds
Foliage: Herbaceous, green, 5" long, 1.5" wide, hairless,
oblanceolate, oblong, sharply pointed , widely spaced serrated edges1-1.5" long
Soil: Well-drained, rich loamy with some gravel or clay added,
moist-average
Water: Mist often
Propagation: Seeds, rootball divisions
Caution: Plant can be invasive
Uses: Mass plantings, containers, woodland borders, shade garden
Comments: Physostegia virgiana 'Summer Snow'
or Obedient Plant
or False Dragonhead is a beautiful upright perennial plant that
spreads by rhizomes. This plant belongs to the mint family, and t
spreads more rapidly in moist areas. Obedient Plant flowers are
borne on 4-angled hairless stem and they attract
bumblebees and Ruby-throat hummingbirds.
False Dragonhead is
low
maintenance, easy to grow and sself-sows readily so deadhead if you do
not wish to have any volunteer plants next season. Provide enough
spacing for it to spread. Grow Physostegia virgiana 'Summer
Snow' in masses in the shade garden or in woodland settings for
their attractive spikes of beautiful blossoms or grow them in containers to
accent the patio.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 4-10a |
