Obedient Plant (Miss Manners)

Physostegia virginiana "Miss Manners"

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Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

“Miss Manners" is a patented cultivar that is distinguished by its non-spreading, clump-forming, compact growth habit and long season of bloom. Obedient Plant is given its name because each individual flower will, upon being pushed in any one direction, temporarily remain in the new position as if it were hinged. Cut back dormant plant material in the early spring. Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.

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Details

Plant Type

Forbs & Flowers

Conditions

Sun

Wet

Native to Kentucky?

Cultivar of a native Kentucky species

Land Use

Facultative Occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Project Uses

Riparian Restoration

Height (ft)

2-2.5

Flower Color

White

Fall Showy?

Flowering Time

June-Sept

Salinity Tolerance

Moderate Tolerance