correllii

Physostegia correlli, pink with purple streaks and spots!(noticeably vibrant, even from from looking at the from "Down Under". The streaking and spotting "bright thru" the petals! Turtle-shaped flowers packed on long flowering spikes, sometimes as long as 20"! This native species wants WET! It doesn't creep like P.virginiana. The leaves are more rounded and it appears succulent-like(probably from all that WATER? it wants to drink! The best idea might be a small pond out back or if you already have a fish pond put this in or around it! RARE species ESPECIALLY in cultivation/trade(maniacs for natives)! Splattered in Louisiana, Texas, and guess where? MEXICO! Remember the HERB Mexican Sages? Viva! la Physotegia correllii! NATIVE! Seen along streams, irrigation ditches(you see these along the state highways most often. "Watch the road!" but glance over when you SEE THE PINK! It could as well be this! zone6