Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Obedient Plant

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Distribution: North America

Hardiness: 3a

Life form: Perennial plant

Comments: Obedien plant is a lovely herbaceous perennial that gets its name because each flower stalk, when pushed, obediently and temporarily, stays in the direction it was pushed. The flowers bloom throughout the summer and are tubular, snapdragon-like and pink to lilace in color. It grows 1 to 2 feet tall and wide. 'Vivid' is a compact clump-forming variety with bright pink flowers.