Physostegia virginiana Miss Manners

Miss Manners Obedient Plant

Miss Manners Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’) produces upright spikes of white flowers above a compact clump of green leaves. The bright blooms appear from summer into fall, adding fresh color and a vertical element to the perennial border.

This selection is valued for its restrained, clump-forming habit. It remains more contained than typical spreading obedient plant, making it easier to place alongside other perennials. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds visit the flowers, and the stems are useful for cutting.

Plant in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. Water during dry periods to support flowering and foliage. Its top growth dies back in winter, with new stems emerging from the crown in the following growing season.

Size
• Width: 2–2½ ft
• Height: 2–2½ ft

Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 3–9

Best Uses
• White-themed gardens
• Mixed perennial borders
• Pollinator plantings
• Cut-flower gardens
• Compact groups beside paths

Plant type

Perennial

Height

2-2.5 ft

Width

2-2.5 ft

Hardiness zones

3–9

Sunlight

Full sun to part shade

Growth rate

Fast

Bloom time

Summer to fall

Flower color

White

Leaf color

Green

Fall color

Green

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Soil

Clay, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy

Landscape use

Border, Mass Planting, Pollinator garden

Shape

Clumping, Upright

Fruit

Yes

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

No