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Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) is another favorite pass-along plant, just like yesterday’s blue mistflower/ager

Georgia Native Plant SocietySeptember 20, 2026

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Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) is another favorite pass-along plant, just like yesterday’s blue mistflower/ageratum.

The common name “obedient” plant comes not from the plant behaving in your garden, but from the flowers holding their position if you move them with your finger. The flowers are popular with bumblebees and the occasional hummingbird. This perennial is in the mint (Lamiaceae) family and blooms in late summer/early fall and spreads via seeds and roots. . . . #nativeplants #nativeplantsofgeorgia #gardening #pollinatorplants #pollinatorgardening #nativehabitat #wildlifegardening #plants #georgia #gonative #spring

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