| Description | A new Baptisia cultivar with smokey purple flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry because of its deep roots from it's praire heritage |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | smoky purple, pea-like flowers, 1/2 inch, borne in erect racemes reaching 12-15 inches held above the foliage mound |
| Fruit | dark "legume like" seed pods |
| Leaves | gray green foliage, compound leaves have a finer texture than other Baptisia. |
| Stems | charcoal stems, |
| Dimensions | 3 plus feet tall by equal spread |
| Maintenance | deep rooted, hard to move once established |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered by Rob Gardener of the North Carolina Botanical Gardens and introduced by Niche Gardens of Chapel Hill, NC. Apparently a chance hybrid of B. australis and B. alba |
| Misc Facts | formerly in the Fabaceae family |
| Author's Notes | This is one of my favorite Baptisia. Like all Baptisia it is very hardy but I like the flower color and the finer texture more compact plant. |
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