Description

Latin name: Baptisia australis

Common Name: False indigo

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Fabaceae

Native Range: Eastern United States

Zone: 3 to 9

Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Bloom Time: May to June

Bloom Description: Indigo blue

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Dry to medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Naturalize

Flower: Showy

Attracts: Butterflies

Fruit: Showy

Tolerate: Rabbit, Drought, Erosion, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden