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Get it between 2024-12-02 to 2024-12-09. Additional 3 business days for provincial shipping.
HARDINESS ZONE.3-9
GROW.For spring planting, mix Physostegia Virginiana seeds with moist sand and store in the refrigerator for 60 days before planting. Keep the soil lightly moist until germination.
WHEN TO PLANT.In fall or in spring after damp stratification.
USE.Great for beds and borders,cottage gardens,rain gardens or prairies.
COMPANION.Obedient plant combines well with the blue flowers of the late summer garden, such as caryopteris, Russian sage, and catmint.
Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant) is an upright herbaceous perennial boasting dense spikes of pink to pale lilac tubular flowers from mid-late summer to fall. Blooming from the bottom to the top on each spike, the showy blossoms are attentively visited by bees, hummingbirds and butterflies,which is fast growing from seeds and has a germination rate of nearly 100 percent.They rise on stiff, square stems clad with narrow, lance-shaped leaves. If the flowers are bent, they tend to stay in the new position for a while, hence the common name Obedient Plant. Physostegia virginiana runs by underground rhizomes to form an extensive colony in moist, rich soils. It is a better choice for wild gardens, prairies and meadows than for perennial borders. Easily grown in fertile,moist,well-drained soils in full sun.Tolerates wet soils and some part shade (plant will flop in too much shade). Plants are not fussy as to soil but perform better in acid pH.