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Baptisia australis
Blue Wild Indigo Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
A very showy plant of open woods and streamsides, Blue Wild Indigo is a good one for the sunny perennial border or wood's edge where soils are not very acidic. Four- to fifteen-inch long spikes of deep blue-purple pea-shaped flowers appear in late spring followed by attractive pods. Plants grow in bushy, branched clumps 2 to 5 feet tall and have clover-shaped leaves. This is an easy, low maintenance species especially attractive with Amsonia, Coreopsis, Penstemon, Coneflowers, grasses, and Peonies. Cat# 1034

Baptisia australis, Blue Wild Indigo
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$10.00 each in quart pots
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Suggested companions

Amsonia hubrichtii Bluestar, Threadleaf
Echinacea x 'Twilight' Twilight Coneflower
Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass


X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color X Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
X Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
X Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny X Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
X Sandy X Organic
X Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry Wet
X Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" X 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink X Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet X Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring X Early summer Early fall
Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
X Late spring Late summer Late fall


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