| Description | The ABCs of growing the various cultivars of Batista. Most can get large to very large. |
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| Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, dry, drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | aveage |
| Flowers | pea-like florets, borne on an inflorescence called a raceme, blooms mid-June, colors: blue, purple, smoky purple, yellow, white, reddish, bicolored |
| Fruit | legume-like seed pods, turn black, rattle in the wind |
| Stems | large clump of stout stems |
| Roots | deep-rooted |
| Dimensions | 3-5 by 3-5 feet (HS) mounded or upright, slow-growing |
| Maintenance | the stems are thick and a lopping shears may be needed to cut back in the fall |
| Propagation | cold stratified seeds, division which can be difficult |
| Native Site | American Prairies |
| Author's Notes | I have grown many different cultivars of this plant and all were very hardy and great specimens in the garden. |
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