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Re: Obedient Plant

All I can contribute is that I had this plant at my old house and loved it,
as it took no care at all, and had very pretty blooms; it wasn't as invasive
as all that, and the proof of the pudding is that I tried to take some with
me when we moved, and it is certainly taking its time getting established.

Isabelle Hayes

>in my climate (zone 8) this is a late summer, early autumn flowering plant,
>and if I remember correctly mine did flower the first year.. it has a very
>interesting flower spike with individual petals that can be moved around
>and then stay in place.(therefore the common name) it spread very quickly
>in this zone, in fact I may have to dig up and divide this season. the
>botanical name is physostegia Virginiana (random house book of perennials
>calls it "rampant" native of e. north america from Quebec to Minnesota,
>seems to like damp locations. 
>

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