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Fall Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
27.8273, -97.0786
Field Notes
Description:
4 ft. stems which frequently grow in clumps and bear long, lanceolate leaves and a 4-6 in., terminal spikes of pink to lavender, tubular flowers. Opposite, pinkish flowers in a spike-like cluster along upper part of a square stem. The perennial’s long-lasting flowers have five triangular lobes, two forming an upper lip and three forming a lower lip.
Habitat:
A demonstration garden at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas
Notes:
This attractive plant is snapdragon-like, but its square stem is typical of the mint family. If the flowers are bent, they tend to stay in the new position for a while, hence the common name Obedient Plant.
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedJuly 29, 2013
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