Nicauca obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Nicauca'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size15 to 18 inches tall15 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Nicauca' obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana 'Nicauca') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, rain gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound 15 to 18 inches tall and wide, and butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Flowers open in summer and again in autumn. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with White Swan coneflower, Spotted joe-pye weed, and Sensitive fern.