Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
A spreading, upright, clump forming shrub with leaves like clover which are blue/green in colour. Dark blue flowers which often have spots of yellow or cream and in autumn bear seed pods resembling the pea. Drought resistant.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Blue False Indigo
Latin name
Baptisia australis
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.50 M
Baptisia australis
A spreading, upright, clump forming shrub with leaves like clover which are blue/green in colour. Dark blue flowers which often have spots of yellow or cream and in autumn bear seed pods resembling the pea. Drought resistant.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Dark blue flowers, in summer, which often have spots of yellow or cream and in autumn bear seed pods resembling the pea.
Planting
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Container grown plants can be put into the ground all through the growing season - late spring to mid summer
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