Baptisia australis - blue false indigo

Height: 3’ to 4’
Spread: 2; to 4’
Light Needs: full sun to partial shade
Water: dry to medium
Flower color: blue
Bloom time: May to June

This is a long-lived wildflower in a well-drained, brightly lit site. Beautiful blue flowers are produced on long, upright spikes. The foliage is attractive throughout the summer. This plant develops into compact clumps so it is suitable for any garden from formal to natural . The flowers are attractive to butterflies, bees and other insects and a larval host for a variety of moths. Puffy, inflated seed pods appears after bloom. The pods may be used as ornamental interest in the garden or in dried flower arrangements. Baptisia plants are deer resistant.

Baptisia species produce seeds easily and hybridize readily. If you wish to produce seeds of a straight species, do not plant more than one species within the distance of a bee's flight.