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Baptisia australis

 

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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