Description
Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo/Bastard Lupine/Indigo Weed
Description: A member of the legume family, Baptisia australis is native to North America and is most commonly referred to as Blue False Indigo, although it goes by a variety of common names. Owing to its status as a legume, it has tall spikes of vibrant deep blue flowers similar to that of a pea plant and small, blue-green trifoliate leaves similar to clover.
Ornamental Features: The deep blue to violet flowers are similar to those of blue Lupines and bloom for a long period from late spring to midsummer. Shortly after flowering, curly dark purple seed pods emerge that often remain into winter, adding seasonal interest. These plants are often used for cut flowers or used to had height and colour to any garden while attracting beneficial pollinators.
Landscape Attributes: Winner of the Perennial Plant of the Year in 2010, this is a great low maintenance, soil building plant that is rarely susceptible to disease or pests. Tolerates poor soils and is drought tolerant once established. Deer and rabbit resistant.
