| 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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