Loved for their low maintenance. Beautiful spikes of lupine-like flowers. They boast variations of blue, red purple, white or pink flowers. Plants have attractive foliage and create large, busy shrub like clumps. A favorite for native plant gardens. Attracts many pollinators.
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Baptisia australis
False Indigo
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
- Upright spikes of indigo-blue, pea like flowers,
- Bright green foliage, blooms during summer,
- Black seed pods
- Native plant
Border or Bed
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Garden
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Prefers full-part sun. Adapts to most any soil type as long as it is well draining. Little to not fertilizer is required. Once established quite drought tolerant and rarely needs to be watered. Cut off stems in the fall or early spring.
Height: 4 ft
Spread: 3-4 ft
Spacing: 2-3 ft
Price Level 1: $29.99 ea.~#2
Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender
Zone: 3-9
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Great Foliage
- Container
- Drought Tolerant
- Low Maintenance
- Focal Point
- Garden
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Fast Growing
- Native
- No Fertilizing
- Border or Bed
- Dried Flower/ Foliage
- Long Blooming
Critter Resistance:
- Deer Resistant
Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun
Habit:
- Upright
- Mounding
Foliage Color:
- Green
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Spring
- Summer
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Attracts Butterflies
Soil Moisture:
- Moist, Well-Drained
- Dry Soil
- Average Water