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Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo by susan.kirt3
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Field Notes

Description:

Located in a remnant prairie in Cook County, IL. Flowers will stay put when you move them to the left or right, hence the plants name.

Habitat:

Remnant Prairie.

Notes:

The prairie is known for having the layout of a subdivision (including sidewalks) whose development was stopped due to the great depression. The plant was around 1.5 meters off a sidewalk. I like to call it the bug condo due to all the bugs taking refuge inside it from rain.
http://www.chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/spring2004/IWwolfroad.html

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Comments (2)
Apple
My grandmother calls this plant Disobedient because when you put it in your garden it spreads like crazy....I planted a small section of it and now have a 4X5 garden full of it. The bees love this stuff!
ceherzog
Pretty neat shot...looks like a bee condo. HA! I wrote this and glanced up at your notes...it truly seems like an insect condo.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedApril 29, 2011

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