Baptisia australis
BLUE FALSE INDIGO, WILD FALSE INDIGO
Fabaceae-Faboideae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral

Tolerances: light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

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Origins: USA

Other Botanical Names: Baptisia caerulea, B. confusa, B. exaltata, B. minor var. aberrans, Podalyria australis, P. coerulea, Ripasia caerulea, Sophora australis, S. caerulea

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Baptisia australis
BLUE FALSE INDIGO, WILD FALSE INDIGO
Fabaceae-Faboideae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral

Tolerances: light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

FEATURES

Flowers: purple-blue

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Leaves: mid green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, cut flowers, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: butterfly attracting, deer resistant






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