Physostegia virginiana

Common names: Virginian Dragon's-head

Genus: Dracocephalum

Species: Dracocephalum virginianum

Class: Didynamia

Order: Gymnospermia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Physostegia

Modern Species: Physostegia virginiana

Modern Family: Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae

Plant Type: hardy, herbaceous perennial

Color: red-violet or lavender with white, streaked purple

Season: July to September

Native Region: Virginia and other parts of North America

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum