Physostegia, False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant 'Miss Manners'

Years ago I planted the pink Physostegia virginiana in my border. It was so aggressive that it nearly ran me off the property. I vowed,...Read More “Never again.” Then at a conference I heard about Miss Manners and decided to give it a try. As its name implies, this is a perfectly well behaved plant. It blooms a beautiful white in early summer and is showy up close and from a distance. Miss Manners has a long blooming season. Rabbits will nibble them, especially as they emerge.

This was a spontaneous seedling of Physostegia virginiana 'Rosea' discovered by Darrell Probst. I've grown it for 3 years, and it's prove...Read Mored to be a mannerly clump former even in rich moist soil. It repeat blooms if the spikes are promptly deadheaded.

Physostegia virginiana is highly pH adaptable---anything from pH5 to pH8 will do.

zone 5a; heavy clay soil, heavy winds with no protection, and blizzards (we near Lake Erie). Does fantastic. I bought 3 small plants fr...Read Moreom Bluestone Perrenials for $1.33 each and they bloomed beautifully that first summer and multiplied by the next and the 3rd year they look like the picture posted. They aren't blooming in picture, but you can see the buds. This specific Obedient plant does not spread invasively like the Vivid purple one! That one has tried to take over both gardens I put it in. I just pull the plant out and give it away or don't allow it to grow wider. This white obedient plant stays in it's place and just gets a little fuller each year. I love it!

PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana ' Miss Manners' - Obedient Plant - Medium 18-24" - Plant 14" apart. zone 4-9. Glistening white, snapdragon flowe...Read Morers over shorter, deep green, glossy foliage. Very well behaved non-spreader.

General Information:
Many spikes of flowers in mid summer. Each spike holds its many flower buds in rows which open sequentially from bottom to top. Drought resistant. Its common name arises from the ability of the individual flowers to hold any position you fancy to give them. Will take any space you give it, making a glorious show en masse. Good cut flower, Best selection for the coldest areas (zones 3 & 4)