Physostegia leptophylla
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Slenderleaf Obedient Plant
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | To 3 ft tall. Clonal forming patches. | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Pink, purple | |
Fruit Color: | Brown (not showy) | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant, blooms late spring to summer | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Water gardens and pond edges. Moist wildflower gardens. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Division and seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Humminbirds are attracted to the nectar. | |
Insects: | Generally pollinated by bumblebees. Other long tongued bees, hummingbirds and the occasional butterfly sip nectar from the flowers (New Moon Nursery). | |
Native Habitats: | Wet prairie, wet savannas, pond edges. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures