Buy Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Also Known As

Miss Manners Obedient Plant
Well-Behaved Obedient Plant

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-30"
W: 24"-36"

planting zones

4a-9b

4" | $15

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Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' plant details

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 24 IN - 36 IN - wide, 24 IN - 30 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners', unlike its unruly sister 'Rosea', is prized for its non-spreading, clump-forming, compact growth habit, sturdy upright stems and long blooming season. Flowers bloom from bottom to top on square stems that typically grow from 24-30 inches tall. Flowers are white to palest pink and tubular with inflated mouths similar to snapdragons. A tough North American native known as obedient plant or false dragonhead that looks great in cottage, wild, prairie or meadow gardens. Pollinator attractor. A Canadian native from Manitoba to New Brunswick.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Spikes of crisp white, tubular blooms on strong stems that grow in upright clumps. Does not have a spreading tendency like other varieties, and thrives in full sun conditions.

By: Noname Nursery

(REALLY OBEDIENT PLANT) This physotegia rises above the bad reputation of it’s ‘’run around’ cousins! This CLUMPER grows 28 – 30” tall with typical ‘obedient’ flowers in white in summer. Sun to light shade, most to wet sites in any soil - easy and well behaved -good cut flowers. USDA Z4

By: Secret Garden Growers

Not only are the 20-24" stalks of bright-white flowers of this lt.sumr bloomer "obedient" to touch and wind, but the neat glossy-leaved plants mind their manners to form a non-invasive clump. S-PSh/M-W.PPatentPendng

By: Forestfarm

Developed and so named by Darrell Probst, as this Obedient Plant does not spread all over your garden and is therefore truly obedient. White flowers spires are displayed in August and September. 24". Patented.