Baptisia sphae rocarpa x alba Carolina Moonlight New Item

False Indigo, Wild Indigo

Type: Perennials
Height: Tall 3-4' (Plant 3' apart)
Bloom Time: Early Summer to Summer
Sun-Shade: Full Sun to Mostly Sunny
Zones: 3-9   Find Your Zone
Soil Condition: Normal, Sandy, Acidic
Flower Color / Accent: Yellow / Yellow
Crisp butter yellow flowers spire above blue toned clover-like foliage. Baptisia Carolina Moonlight makes a dazzling garden presence. It is adaptable, easy growing and makes a good companion for other rugged plants such as ornamental grasses.

Features to Note:

  • Deer Resistant
  • Good for Cut Flowers
  • Good for Dried Flowers
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Seaside/Salt tolerant
  • Winter Interest
  • Wet Site tolerant
  • Humidity Tolerant
  • For a sunny spot

General Information:


Baptisia are extremely long-lived. Give it plenty of room as it will be 3' tall and just as wide. Flower spikes rise above the upright, vase-shaped habit graced with pea-shaped blossoms. Fall brings added interest with black seedpods highlighting the bluish-green foliage.

Plant Care:


Can be slow to establish but will reach shrub like proportions. Good in poor soils. Dislikes being moved when mature. Late fall or spring cleanup may be preferred. Cut to 4-6" when foliage blackens with the cold.

$14.95 ea.
3 or more: $14.50 ea.
Qty:
Plant Code: BACM
Availability: Fall 2013