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Baptisia australis


Baptisia australis

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Upright perennial with clover-like, bluish-green leaves. Purple-blue, lupine-like flowers on erect spikes in spring. Inflated seed pods which turn charcoal black when ripe. Once used by children as rattles, and are great for dried flower arrangements. Occurs naturally in rich woods, and along streambanks from Pennsylvania south to North Carolina and Tennessee. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates drought and poor soils. Over time, plants develop slowly expanding clumps with deep and extensive root systems. The common name of false indigo refers to the use of by early American colonists as a substitutes, for true indigo (genus Indigofera) in making dyes.

 
Genus
Baptisia
Species   australis
Cultivar  

Common name
Blue false indigo

Family name
Fabaceae
Place of origin
United States


DETAILS
Height
70 cm
Width
60 cm
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Leaves
Deciduous

Soil Type

Moisture

Exposure


Perennials

Category
Medium, height 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
Availability
All our current stock has been dispatched out to retailers. If they have none left for you, we are growing another crop to supply as soon as possible.
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