Narrowleaf Obedient Plant
Physostegia angustifolia
Narrowleaf obedient plant raises early spikes of pink-lavender, snapdragon-like flowers over moist Southern prairies and ditches, spreading into showy colonies for pollinators.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TX