PHYSOSTEGIA 



(Fr«m the Greek physa, a bladder, and sUgo, to 



in reference to the inflated fruiting calyx) 



58. Physostegia virginica, var. alba (P. virginidna, var. alba; 

 Dracocephalum virginidnxim^ var. dlhuiii) 



English Names: White false dragon's head, Obedient plant, Lion's heart. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY. TYPE FROM NORTH AMERICA JULY AND AUGUST 



SMALL, white, curiously shaped, tubular flowers, often an inch long, 

 closely borne in graceful terminal spikes on erect stems above a 

 bushy plant three or four feet hi^h. Foliage thick, fine, and persistent. 

 Good in the herbaceous 

 border, especially as a 

 contrast to plants of 

 coarser habit, or in shrub- 

 bery. Good also for natu- 

 ralizing in moist places 

 and for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture 

 in a strong, rather moist, 

 and rich soil. Should 

 have a sunny situation. 

 If not allowed to seed, 

 will bloom for a long 

 period. 



For good results it re- 

 quires frequent division 

 or replanting. 



Propagate by division 

 in spring. 



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