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Get it between 2024-12-03 to 2024-12-10. Additional 3 business days for provincial shipping.
LIGHT & SOIL: Full sun in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils. Although it will grow in some shade, this plant tends to become leggy and may require staking.
TALL: Spreads by underground rhizomes and typically grows up to 3-4 ft. tall and wide.
BLOOM PERIOD: Blooms from late spring to early summer.
USAGES: Looks stunning in beds and borders, cottage gardens, prairies or meadows, and native plant gardens. Great as a specimen plant or in small groups.
USDA ZONE: Baptisia australis does best in USDA zones 3 to 9.
Tough and durable, Baptisia australis (False Indigo) is an upright perennial with a long season of interest. In spring, this native to the North American prairies bears spikes of pea-shaped indigo blue flowers, resembling Lupines. They lastfor about three weeks and attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. When the flowers fade away, the lovely blue-green, trifoliate leaves remain neat and form a lovely backdrop for the other perennials in the garden. If left untrimmed, the plant forms interesting seedpods turning deep black in the fall and persist into winter.