Pink Manners obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pink Manners' obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and rain 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 of pink blooms that grows quickly to 24 to 36 inches tall. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Smooth aster, Indian grass, and Royal fern.