Obedient Plant

Latin Name: Psysostegia virginiana

Type: Forb/Flower

Light: Sun / Part Sun / Shade

Moisture: Mesic / Wet-Mesic / Wet

Soil: Loam / Clay

Size: 2-4 feet

Color: White

Bloom Time: June / July / August

Description: A species of the floodplains this is a treat to see in a late summer planting. The flower gets its name from the ability to 'move' the flowers around the stem and they stay put! It makes a lovely cut flower too.