Physostegia virginiana 'Variegata'
Obedient plant, False dragonhead, Lionsheart, Stay in place
- Height × spread
- 0.65m × 0.4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This good looking perennial flowers for some weeks in summer on vertical columns. Even as late as September, the last few flowers may remain on the otherwise bare flowering stalk. This variety has pink flowers and long mid-green leaves with a white edging. The foliage effect is strongest before the flowers appear, so the plant has interest from spring right through to autumn. It may benefit from discreet staking. The name obedient plant derives from the fact that you can adjust the position of the flower with your finger and it will stay where you've put it.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green, White
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 0.65m
- Spread
- 0.4m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Shady court, Seaside garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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