| Other Names | Obedient Plant | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Physostegia intermedia | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Mint ( Lamiaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 2 lipped, 4 lobed
1-5 feet tall. If plant is moved laterally, like pages in a book, it stays there obediently. Flower: Up to 3/4 in. long, lavender with purple spots and streaks. Attached directly to stem. Two lipped with an inflated throat. Upper lip is unlobed. Lower lip with 3 lobes, the middle broadest. 4 stamens. Leaves: Opposite, sparse, 2-3 in. long, almost like grass. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers, Revised Edition (2006) p. 140 | |||||||||||||
April - June
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Closeup of single flower |