Grow guide

How to grow Baptisia Blue False Indigo

Baptisia australis

Type: Perennial flower
Zones: USDA zones 3–9
Sun: Full
Time to harvest: 730–1460 days
Spacing: 36″ apart
Density: 1 per sq ft
Habit: Bush
Frost tolerance: Very hardy
Sowing: Direct sow
Start indoors: 0 weeks before last frost

Care

Water Weekly
Mulch As needed

Notes

Native 3-4 foot shrub-like perennial with indigo-blue pea-shaped spikes in late spring; slow from seed (2-4 years to bloom) but exceptionally long-lived once...

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