05/30/2026
Here is what the North Carolina Botanical Garden says:
Tidal Marsh Obedient-plant (Physostegia leptophylla) is a rare native perennial wildflower in the mint family. It is distinct for its wetland-heavy habitat, specifically thriving in tidal freshwater and slightly brackish marshes, bottomland forests, and swamps across the Southeastern US.
Come on a tour with us in the next few weeks and you will not use the term rare!
This beautiful purple-pink flower is endemic to the Southeast US and is an excellent food source for pollinators, specifically long-tongued bees and hummingbirds.