Physostegia virginiana
obedient plant, obedient-plant, fall obedient plant, false dragonhead, virginia lions-heart, obedience
Family
Lamiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, sessile
Leaf Margin
serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple, white
Flower Month
August - November
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
River banks, swamps, low ground, moist prairies, marshes, bogs, along streams, low woodlands.