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Baptisia (False Blue Indigo)

Baptisia, also known as false indigo and wild indigo, is a beautiful perennial in leaf and flower. The clump-forming plants grow two to four feet in height. The blue-green, compound leaves on stout stems look fresh all summer, and the showy pealike yellow, white, or blue pealike flowers are followed by ornamental black pods.

American Beauties

Baptisia australis (False Blue Indigo)  •  Zone 3Attracts ButterfliesDeer Resistant

Blue lupine-like flowers in late May followed by attractive black seed pods that rattle in the breeze make this plant one to remember. The attractive gray-green foliage has a shrub-like quality.

Great For:

  • Accent perennial or cut flower
  • Tall back of the border accent

Height: 36-48"   Width: 36-48"

Blooms: Blue, Purple (Spring)

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Baptisia australis

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PLANT CARE INFORMATION

Sun Exposure: 6+ hours   Soil Type: Dry, Moist, Sandy   Feeding: Plant-tone


Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight' (False Blue Indigo)  •  Zone 4Attracts ButterfliesDeer Resistant

This wonderful hybrid Baptisia is a great substitute for lupines as well as being a spectacular perennial in itself. 'Carolina Moonlight' will produce a mound of blue-green foliage before sending up dramatic spikes of butter yellow flowers.

Great For:

  • Accent perennial or cut flower
  • Tall back of the border accent

Height: 40-50"   Width: 30-50"

Blooms: Yellow (Spring)

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Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight'

PLANT CARE INFORMATION

Sun Exposure: 6+ hours   Soil Type: Moist, Sandy   Feeding: Plant-tone


Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke' (False Blue Indigo)  •  Zone 4Attracts ButterfliesDeer Resistant

As the name implies, 'Purple Smoke' will produce handsome smoky violet flower spikes on charcoal-blue glaucous stems.

Great For:

  • Accent perennial or cut flower
  • Tall back of the border accent

Height: 36-48"   Width: 2-4'

Blooms: Purple (Spring)

Sorry, we are unable to ship plants outside of Southern Maine.

Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke'

PLANT CARE INFORMATION

Sun Exposure: 6+ hours   Soil Type: Moist, Sandy   Feeding: Plant-tone


White Flower Farm

Baptisia x 'Twilight Prairie Blues' (False Blue Indigo)  •  Zone 4Attracts ButterfliesAttracts HummingbirdsDeer Resistant

Very floriferous, long-blooming, robust and vigorous, this variety features deep chocolatey-purple flowers with a lemon-yellow keel that fades to violet-purple in June. The flower spikes rise high above clean, healthy blue-green foliage.

Great For:

  • Accent perennial or cut flower
  • Tall back of the border accent

Height: 40-46"   Width: 2-3'

Blooms: Brown (Spring)

Sorry, we are unable to ship plants outside of Southern Maine.

Baptisia x 'Twilight Prairie Blues'

PLANT CARE INFORMATION

Sun Exposure: 6+ hours   Soil Type: Moist, Sandy   Feeding: Plant-tone
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