Eastern False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Eastern false dragonhead is a wetland obedient plant of Southeastern bogs and marsh edges, with rose-pink flower spikes over a long season, excellent for rain gardens.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3.5 ft
- Spacing
- 2.17–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- FL, GA, NC, SC
Related native plants
More Physostegia species
- Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
- Narrowleaf Obedient Plant (Physostegia angustifolia)
- Beautiful False Dragonhead (Physostegia pulchella)
- Finger Obedient Plant (Physostegia digitalis)