Genus and Species: Dracocephalum virginianum
Family: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Obedient Plant
Habit: perennial
Height: 1-4 feet
Flower Color: pink, lavender
Native To: North America
Range: New Brunswick and Quebec south to Florida;
west to Mississippi; north to Missouri and Minnesota
Blooming Period: June-September
Water Requirement: high
Soil Type: good garden soil
Exposure: full sun
Seed Count: N/A
Seeding Rate: N/A
Miscellaneous: grows best in damp thickets, swamps
and roadside ditches