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Baptisia australis
  • Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis

Baptisia australis

False Indigo
RHS AGM This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. For more information on RHS Award of Garden Merit plants visit rhs.org.uk/plants
Great Plant Picks Selected as a Great Plant Picks recommendation for strong performance in Pacific Northwest gardens. For more information visit www.greatplantpicks.org
Perennial Plant of the Year (2010) Recognised by the Perennial Plant Association as Perennial Plant of the Year. The award highlights strong performance, reliability, and broad garden value in North American conditions. For more information visit perennialplant.org/page/PastPPOY

An upright, long-lived perennial valued as much for its foliage as for its flowers. Baptisia australis develops sturdy stems clothed in glaucous green leaves, forming a substantial clump that remains clean through the growing season. Blue-violet, lupin-like flowers appear in early summer once plants are established, followed by renewed foliage growth that carries the plant through autumn. Best grown in full sun and well-drained soil, where it is left undisturbed to mature.
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$8.00
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Growing Conditions

Light: full sun

Moisture: average to dry

Soil: well-drained; lean garden soils

Hardiness zone: 3

Maintenance: low
Size & Habit

Height (cm): 150

Spread (cm): 150

Habit: upright clump
Seasonal Interest

Flowering period: June

Seasonal interest: late spring flowering; strong foliage through summer and autumn

Foliage: glaucous green

Flower: blue
Ecology & Notes

Wildlife value: pollinators

Deer/Rabbit resistance: yes

Habitat: perennial borders; mixed plantings; naturalistic gardens

Features: strong foliage presence; upright habit; blue-violet flowers; long-lived perennial; AGM; GPP; PPA

Notes: excellent blue sel.; a dense, deep-rooted perennial best left undisturbed once planted; foliage remains clean well into autumn before darkening with frost; flowering stems emerge after several years, followed by a strong summer flush of foliage; performs best without rich amendments

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