Baptisia australis (blue false indigo)
$17.95
(Fabaceae family – pea or legume family)
Perennial • 3-4′ • USDA Zone 3 to 9
Native to Eastern North America
10 in stock
Low maintenance, easy to grow, attracts butterflies. Eastern United States Native wildflower. May – June blossoms a deep indigo-blue color.
Easily grown, best in full sun. Tolerates drought and poor soils. Plants slowly expand in clump; deep and extensive root systems are good for soils, best not disturbed once established.
An upright perennial with showy erect purple, lupine-like flowers (to 12″).
Blooms in spring. Seed pods were once popularly used by children as rattles. Stems with seed pods have been used in flower arrangements.
Name is given for its use as a dye, inferior to the true indigo; Bapto (the genus is Baptisia) means ‘to dye’
No serious insect or disease problems.
Native Plants Garden, Meadows, Borders, Naturalizing
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