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
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- FL, GA, NC, SC