| 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. |
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| 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 |
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