30+ Obedient Plant Seeds-False Dragonhead- Physostegia virginiana-Great Cut Flower-Excellent Perennial-Pink Obedient Plant-B235

30+ Obedient Plant Seeds-False Dragonhead- Physostegia virginiana-Great Cut Flower-Excellent Perennial- Pionk Obedient Plant-B235

Physostegia virginiana, the obedient plant, obedience or false dragonhead, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a rhizomatous perennial that is native to North America, where it is distributed from eastern Canada to northern Mexico. Obedient plant is a clump-forming native perennial that grows aggressively. From midsummer to early fall, spikes of purple or pink and sometimes white. flowers rise above sharply toothed leaves to four feet high.

Specific epithet is in reference to the State of Virginia which is part of the native range for this plant. Genus members are commonly called obedient plants because each individual flower will, upon being pushed in any one direction, temporarily remain in the new position as if it were hinged. Also commonly called false dragonhead because the flowers are suggestive of the flowers of dragonhead (Dracocephalum).

Pink Obedient Plant makes an excellent cut flower and looks wonderful in a naturalized landscape or meadow-type setting. Propagation is from Obedient Plant seeds, and once it is established, it can be aggressive with spreading stolons. Even though Pink False Dragonhead can spread aggressively, the shallow roots are easy to pull out, and it can easily be divided in early spring or late fall. Both hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy the nectar from the Obedient Plant flower.

How to grow Obedient Flower: Obedient Plant seeds are easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. A recommended method of sowing Obedient Plant flower seed is to sow the seed in the fall after several frosts have occurred. The flower seed will lie dormant on the ground until spring temperatures warm. Sow the seed in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 18 - 24 inches apart. Thin Obedient Plant seedlings to the strongest plant. False Dragonhead care includes dividing the plant every 2 - 3 years to control the rhizomatous root system (spreading). Deadheading will also encourage more blooms and also slow down the re-seeding.

Temperature: 70F (21 C)

Average Germ Time: 10 - 42 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: Seeds must be covered thinly, no more than the thickness of the seed

Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant

Moisture: Keep seed constantly moist

Plant Spacing: 18 - 24 inches

Season: Perennial

Hardiness  Zones: 3 - 9

Height: 18 - 24 inches

Bloom Season: Summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Environment: Full sun to partial shade

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7.0

Deer Resistant: Yes