Family: Papilionaceae
Scientific Name: Baptisia australis Caspian Blue
Common Name: Caspian Blue Baptisia
Description | A new Baptisia with blue flowers. |
Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | best in full sun, shaded areas can produce weaker stemmed plants |
Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established |
Soil & Site | average, tolerates poor |
Flowers | blue, borne on a raceme |
Fruit | dark seed pods that rattle in the wind |
Leaves | blue green, clover-like foliage |
Roots | deep rooted, small nodules on the roots house beneficial bacteria, they turn atmospheric
nitrogen into a usable from for the plants |
Dimensions | 3-4 by 3-4 feet |
Maintenance | can be cut down in the fall or left up for winter interest |
Misc Facts | Formerly in the Fabaceae family. |
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