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Genus: 
Baptisia
Previous Plant:  
Barleria cristata
 

Baptisia spp.            Family: Fabaceae   (Pea)          
False Indigo, Wild Indigo

 

Picture of Baptisia spp.

Photography by: Dr. Edward F. Gilman

 
Type: Perennial
Hardiness range: 3A - 9B
Height: 24" to 4' / 60cm to 1.20m
Spread: 24" to 36" / 60cm to 90cm
Growth rate: Average
Exposure: Full shade to partial shade or partial sun
Persistence: Deciduous
Bloom color: Purple, white, yellow
Leaf color: Green
Fruit color: Brown
Water requirements: Moist
Soil pH requirements: Acidic, neutral, slightly alkaline
Soil type: Sandy, clay, loamy
Native habitat:
Form: Rounded
Landscape uses: Border, massing, specimen, woodland garden
Attributes and features: Native to North America

Complete information for this plant may be found in the HORTICOPIA® Professional Version V Library. The pictures in our published products are in a significantly higher resolution than the website samples and do not have the Horticopia copyright imbedded in the image. In the latest version, pictures are sized for a 1280 x 1024 monitor resolution). Click here for a sample full-sized picture.

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