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Common
name: "Blue Wild Indigo" or "Plains
False Indigo"
Latin name: Baptisia australis
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Zone: 3
- 9
Elevation to: 8,000'
Growth habit: Mound forming
Max height: 24" - 36"
Spread: 24" - 36"
Flowers: Yes, May - June
Flower type: Racemes
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 1
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Pictured: Blue
Wild Indigo
Baptisia
australis |
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Perennial
Cultivation:
Plant Blue Wild Indigo in full sun to partial shade in well worked fertile soil.
Indigo flowers are excellent for cutting. Some say to deadhead the
plant after flowering, but if seed pods are left to mature... the
curly black pods can be used in dried arrangements.
Propagation:
Blue Indigo seed can be started in a cold frame or greenhouse in early spring
and moved outdoors after danger of frost has passed. For a quicker
showing... purchase pre-started plants at your local Garden
Center. Established plants may be divided in early spring.
Potential pests ~ diseases:
Mildews. |
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