Finger Obedient Plant
Physostegia digitalis
Finger obedient plant is a tall Southeastern obedient plant with stout spikes of pale pink-lavender flowers, a bold midsummer nectar source for moist, sunny gardens.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AR, LA, TX
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