Can anyone help me identify these flowers?
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 26, 2014The purple plant is Physostegia virginiana, or obedient plant, although some would say disobedient would be a better name because of the way it aggressively spreads when happy. I cannot tell enough from the photo to identify the bottom plant.Helpful Reply
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Janet Overocker on Jun 26, 2014Thank you Douglas. I found another post that resembles the flowers on the other plant. It was identified as balsam. The obedient plant must be very happy. I thin it out every spring.Helpful Reply
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Wanda sinnema on Jun 26, 2014Doug has it right..they come in several colors...be sure to cut off the top blossoms and they will send out smaller ones down a bit farther on the stem..and rebloom..hummingbirds and bees love them..Helpful Reply
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Van Randall on Jun 27, 2014The top one (obedient plant) I ended up eradicating from the garden as it was taking over.Helpful Reply
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Sharon Kavanagh on Jun 28, 2014Doug is correct in my opinion.Helpful Reply
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