Baptisia australis
False Indigo, Baptisia
$16.99
- Main interest:
- bold summer blooms and dense foliage, floriferous
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- indigo blue
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to July
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 4 ft (1.2 m) width: 4 ft (1.2 m)
- Use:
- border, specimen, foundation
The Blue False Indigo will make a dramatic statement with its indigo blue flower spikes that rise above the blue green foliage. Gorgeous blooms begin in late spring and last until summer. Secondary branching makes it especially floriferous. If left untrimmed Bastard Lupine attractive black seedpods follow in the fall and persisting into winter. The Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) is a very durable plant. It adds beauty even when it’s not in bloom with its blue-green dense foliage and its lovely backdrop for other perennials.
- Main interest:
- bold summer blooms and dense foliage, floriferous
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- indigo blue
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to July
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 4 ft (1.2 m) width: 4 ft (1.2 m)
- Use:
- border, specimen, foundation
The Blue False Indigo will make a dramatic statement with its indigo blue flower spikes that rise above the blue green foliage. Gorgeous blooms begin in late spring and last until summer. Secondary branching makes it especially floriferous. If left untrimmed Bastard Lupine attractive black seedpods follow in the fall and persisting into winter. The Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) is a very durable plant. It adds beauty even when it’s not in bloom with its blue-green dense foliage and its lovely backdrop for other perennials.
Also known as: Blue False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo, Bastard Lupine, Tall False Indigo