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| | Common Name: | False indigo | | Bloom color: | Indigo-blue | | Height: | 3-4' | | Bloom: | Mid-Late spring | | Hardiness: | 3-9 | | Light: | Full sun (preferred) to Part Sun | | Soil: | Poor to average, well-drained | Why you need this plant: Showy flower spikes are up to 1' long, held above dense, bushy mounds of soft blue-green foliage. Long black seedpods remain attractive well into winter. Seed pods can be dried for flower arrangements. | | | Planting Info: Once established, moderately drought tolerant because of its tough, deep taproot. This perennial native to the prairies of North America may take a couple of seasons to become established, but is very long-lived once mature. Avoid disturbing established clumps. | |
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