Baptisia
False indigo, Wild indigo
- Height × spread
- 1.2m – 2m × 0.6m – 1m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
These are plants with a refined beauty and are much admired when well grown. The smooth leaves form an appealing plant and beautifully complement the lupin like columns of pea flowers. These are coloured in soft shades of blue, purple and white or creamy yellow and are produced in summer. Clusters of black seed pods follow the flowers. They tend to stand around a metre in height.
- Flower colour
- Blue, White
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green
- Fruit colour
- Black, Brown
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 1.2m – 2m
- Spread
- 0.6m – 1m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Seaside garden, Prairie garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water some varieties differently
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for water. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for watering guidance.