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Obedient plant or False Dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana) A member of the mint family, Obedient plants have many small pinkish, purple flowers that bloom in early September. Sometimes thought of as a somewhat invasive species, this flower will spread quickly in an area with full sun. I find it to be a welcome site in my garden, when other flowers are dying off. Geotagged,Physostegia virginiana,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Obedient plant or False Dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana)

A member of the mint family, Obedient plants have many small pinkish, purple flowers that bloom in early September. Sometimes thought of as a somewhat invasive species, this flower will spread quickly in an area with full sun. I find it to be a welcome site in my garden, when other flowers are dying off.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Love the name, interesting how it does that! Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Deb Cappello's profile
      Deb Cappello
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      I think the same Claire. I bought the plant from a website and didn't know what it was going to look like. With the name "False Dragonhead", my curiosity was peaked and I have been very happy with it. It spreads quickly so I have divided it and moved it all over the yard. Posted 10 years ago

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The Obedient Plant

''Physostegia virginiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed from eastern Canada to northern Mexico.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Deb Cappello
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By Deb Cappello

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Uploaded Sep 6, 2014. Captured Feb 1, 2015 11:51 in 131-133 Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Kane, PA 16735, USA.
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  • Canon PowerShot A1000 IS
  • f/2.7
  • 1/403s
  • ISO400
  • 6.2mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.