Baptisia australis
False Indigo
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Strong sturdy stems with small blue-green leaves, long tapering spikes of indigo-blue pea-shaped flowers offer wonderful early summer color, long green peapods turn black in fall for added winter interest.
- · Indigo blue pea-shaped flowers
- · Flowers early summer
- · Peapods provide winer interest

Baptisia australis 'Indigo Spires'
False Indigo
Set apart from other Baptisia for its perfect habit and heavy flower production. Forms a densely branched, fully rounded clump of bluish gray-green foliage that extends far down the stems, leaving little bare stem showing at the base. In early summer, long spikes of deep violet-purple flowers accented by a yellow keel bloom all over the rounded clump, producing a big display of color, re-blooms midsummer. Can be used in place of a shrub in the landscape and long-lived once established.
Item # | Pack | Size | Avail Units | Avail Plants | |
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4508665
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30 | 3" Plug | SOLD OUT | SOLD OUT | Login for Pricing |
Height:
3-4 ft
Spread:
35-39 in
Zone:
3-9

Exposure
• | Sun Tolerant |
• | Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade |
Nature Attraction
• | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
• | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
• | Good Cut Flower / Foliage |
• | Drought Tolerant |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• | Late Spring / Early Summer |
Additional Information About Baptisia australis
Perennial Plant of the Year 2010