Description | Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) is a wide-spreading, medium-tall plant for the full sun to partial sun area of the garden. A legume that is a native prairie plant. |
---|---|
Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
Sunlight | In my garden the 3/4 day sun plant is more compact and produces more flowers than the 1/2 day sun plant. I have seen it growing mostly in the full sun in the restored prairies. |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, rich well drained |
Flowers | The indigo blue, pea like flowers bloom in mid-June. |
Fruit | legume-like seed pods, turn black |
Leaves | Forms a large clump of stout stems. |
Roots | tap root |
Dimensions | 3 feet tall, 3-4 feet wide, deep rooted, slow growing |
Maintenance | In the fall a lopping shears will be needed to cut down the thick stems. This plant reseeds itself around the garden and creates a good source of new plants. |
Propagation | stratified seedsds |
Native Site | Eastern USA, Penn. to North Carolina, west to Tennesse |