| Description | 'Lemon Meringue' False Indigo (Baptisia) is a hardy herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers and bluish-green foliage. Forms an upright vase-shaped plant reaching around three feet. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, with some shade |
| Moisture | average, dry, drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates poorer soils |
| Flowers | pea-like florets, borne on an inflorescence called a raceme, blooms mid-June, lemon yellow |
| Fruit | legume-like seed pods, turn black, rattle in the wind |
| Stems | large clump of stout stems |
| Roots | form deep roots |
| Dimensions | 3 by 3 feet (HS) upright vase-shaped |
| Maintenance | the stems are thick and lopping shears may be needed to cut back in the fall |
| Native Site | The species plant is native to the American Prairies. |
| Cultivar Origin | Hans Hansen of Walter Gardens, Michigan USA, part of the Decadence Baptisias series |
Cart
