Source: OWSL
Physostegia virginiana
Obedient Plant
Physostégie de Virginie
Obsolete Names
obedient plant
No seeds available for this plant.
We currently accept seeds for this plant
Bloom colour: Pink
Bloom period: Jul - Sep
Max Height: 4.0 feet
Max Width: 2.0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light condition:
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Perennial
plants that will that come back year after year
Gardener Experience:
Easy to germinate
Self-seeding
Easy to germinate
Self-seeding
Landscape uses:
Suitable for wetland garden
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Tolerates foot traffic
Suitable for wetland garden
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Tolerates foot traffic
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates salt conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates foot traffic
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates salt conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates foot traffic
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Yes
Thrives in Ecozones
- Atlantic Maritime
- Boreal Plains
- Mixed Wood Plains
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Physostegia virginiana
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Physostegia virginiana
No bee data available for this plant.
Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.
Complementary Plants
- Glyceria canadensis
Canada Mannagrass
Glycérie du Canada - Helenium autumnale
Common Sneezeweed
Hélénie automnale - Hibiscus moscheutos
Swamp Rose-mallow
Ketmie des marais - Impatiens capensis
Spotted Jewelweed
Impatiente du Cap - Lobelia siphilitica
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobélie bleue
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove)
- Lamium (Dead nettle)
- Delphinium (Delphinium)
- Salvia (Non-Native Sage)
- Hyacinthus (Non-Native Hyacynth)
- Lamium galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel)
- Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam)
- Baptisia (False Indigo)
- Impatiens balsamina (Impatiens balsamina)
Sowing Information
Download Sowing Label (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Sow just below surface
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator: Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting mean: Cut stem (including pods), let air dry in paper bag, then shake seeds off after a few days
- Seed viability test: No test needed before donating
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage: Air dry in paper bag or open container, for a few days until crisp, shaking seeds to move them once in a while to prevent molding
- At least one cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- Remove non seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.