Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Slow

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Nature Attraction • Butterflies

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Summer • Fall

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Spring

Bloom Color • Blue

Attributes • East Coast Native • Good Cut Flowers

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil

Riverbend Nursery (M.S.)

Baptisia australis

Blue False Indigo

Native prairie plant which produces long spikes of indigo-blue flowers, followed by ornamental chalky black seedpods, blue-green foliage, blooms mid to late spring.

	Attracts butterflies
	Deer Resistant

Baptisia (bap-tiz'-i-ah)

Family: Fabaceae · Common Name: False Indigo

Beautiful spires of pealike flowers in shades of blue and white appear in May to June, followed by attractive seedpods. An outstanding foliage plant. Requires a season or two to establish, but very long-lived.