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Pink flower spikes of Obedient Plant in a late-summer borderPerennials

Physostegia virginiana

Obedient Plant

The Obedient Plant earns its name from the unique ability of individual flowers to be pushed to any position on the spike, where they stay put. From July to September, the plant produces dense spikes of pink or white tubular flowers. A vigorous grower that spreads by underground runners.

Full sunMedium60–120 cm