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Physostegia virginiana |
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False Dragonhead,
Obedient
Plant, Stay in Place, Lionsheart |
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 3-9 |
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Eastern North America |
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Erect plant |
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2-4 feet tall with a 3 feet width. |
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Spikes closely
flowered, usually panicled. corolla showy, to 1¼ inch long, rose
purple or white flowers are arranged in 4
widely spaced vertical rows. |
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Late summer and
fall |
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Opposite, oblong to lanceolate. 3-5 inches
long, serrate, acuminate floral leaves
bractlike, lanceolate square stems. |
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- var. alba - Pure white flowers on spikes 18-24 inches
tall.
- 'Bouquet Rose' - 3-3½ feet, rose-pink flowers.
- 'Summer Snow' - 2½ feet, white flowers, less
invasive but will still need frequent division.
- 'Variegata' - Green and white variegated leaves,
pink flowers, 3 feet tall.
- 'Vivid' - Rosy-pink
flowers, compact, but just as invasive, 20 inches.
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