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| Baptisia x bicolor 'Starlite' |
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| Starlite Prairieblues, False Indigo |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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This is a new selection from the cross of Baptisia australis and B. bracteata by Jim Ault at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and is the second in his Prairieblues series. A medium sized densely mounded plant growing to around 3 feet tall, this selection has 24 inch flower stems bearing a profusion of bicolored blooms. Deep violet-lavendar buds unfurl into lovely periwinkle-blue blooms with contrasting butter-cream keels. Like the other Baptisias, it is an easy keeper in full sun and average to dry soil. Flowering in early summer, it would look great with Achillea Apple Blossom, all of the Bluestars, Dianthus 'Firewitch', Blue Love Grass, Geranium 'Rozanne', Smooth Phlox, or Hairy Phlox. Early summer is such an exploding time in the garden! Cat# 1479
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Photo courtesy of North Creek Nursery
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Availability?: Currently
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| $12.00 each
in quart pots
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Native Plant |
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Good Fragrance |
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Butterfly Plant |
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Hummingbird Plant |
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Good Fall Color |
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Berries & Fruits |
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Deer resistant |
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| Ease of Culture |
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Easy |
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Not Too Hard |
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Difficult or Tricky |
| Evergreen |
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Yes |
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Semi |
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No |
| Plant Type |
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Wildflower |
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Shrub |
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Grass or grass-like |
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Perennial |
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Tree |
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Ground cover |
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Fern |
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Vine |
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| Light Exposure |
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Full sun |
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Mostly sunny |
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Half and half |
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Full shade |
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Mostly shady |
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| Soil Condition |
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Sandy |
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Organic |
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Clay |
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Average |
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| Moisture Tolerance |
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Dry |
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Wet |
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Moist |
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Moderate |
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| Height |
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12" or less
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24" to 36" |
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12" to 24" |
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36" or taller |
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| Color |
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White/whitish |
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Pink |
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Blue |
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Yellows |
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Rose |
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Green |
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Orange, coral |
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Violet |
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Brown |
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Peach, salmon |
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Lavender |
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Mauve |
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Red, scarlet |
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Purple |
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Tan |
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Early spring |
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Early summer |
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Early fall |
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Mid spring |
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Mid summer |
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Mid fall |
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Late spring |
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Late summer |
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Late fall |
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We welcome your suggestions and comments. Please tell us how we can improve, or if there are other plants you wish we carried.
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