Physostegia virginiana

     Obedience Plant; False Dragonhead

Lamiaceae

  Fruit Type:  Nutlet

  Fruiting Period:  Sep - Oct

  Flowering Period:  Aug - Sep

  Color:  Brown

  Size:  2 x 3 mm

  Shape:  Angular and oval

  Surface Features:  Semi-glossy and granular; prominent longitudinal ridges

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  Required

  Cotyledons: 

  Leaf arrangement:  Opposite

  Leaves:  Simple, oval with pointed tip, sessile, serrated, prominent midvein

  Other:  Square stem