SEED AVAILABLE:
- soak seed to swell, scarify and sow 7 weeks before last frost
- or cold stratify 4 weeks, then move to warm for germination
- 50 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone: 3-8 Perennial
Height: 90-120cm [3-4ft]
Spread: same
Bloom: Indigo blue pea-type flowers on upright stalks; May-June
Foliage: Deciduois, trifoliate, dark blue-green
Fruit: Ornamental seedpods form, turning black when ripe
Light: Full sun to part shade, but full is best
Water: Average
Soil: Average, moderately moist, well drained; tolerates drought and poor soil
Garden Location: Back of border.
Baptisia australis var. minor (False indigo)
$5.00Price
Baptisia forms a herbaceous 'bush', that benefits from a clipping after blooming, to keep nice form. Seedpods, if left on, form black pods which, when harvested on the stem, are used in decorative floral arrangements. This is a nitrogen-fixing plant in the Fabacea family.
