Purple Smoke False Indigo
Baptisia āPurple Smokeā combines the best qualities of both its parents to produce a plant with beautiful, light purple flowers and finely textured leaves.
- Tough and long-lived
- Thrives in poor soil
- Deer resistant
Details
- 3 ft. tall and 4 ft. wide
- Rounded and shrub-like
- Clump-forming
- Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
Flowering period
In central North Carolina, Purple Smoke False Indigo starts blooming at the end of April and continues for two to three weeks.
How to grow
Baptisia āPurple Smokeā grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. Plants tend to get floppy and bloom poorly when cultivated in too much shade.
Care and maintenance
Easy to care for, just cut down old stems to the ground anytime during the winter.
Where to plant
Formal and informal gardens where it provides durability and seasonal color.
When to plant
The best time is during the growing season when plants are producing new roots.
When will my plant flower?
Flowering-size plants that will bloom their first year if purchased before mid-April.
Native habitat and range
The parents of Baptisia Purple Smoke (B. australis variety aberrans and B. alba) grow in open habitats. They are both rare-to-uncommon in scattered locations throughout the southeastern United States.
Source and origin
Plants are grown from cuttings at our nursery. The original plant was discovered growing at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in a block of Baptisia australis var. aberrans plants that are used by the garden for collecting seeds.
Baptisia āPurple Smokeā combines the best qualities of both its parents to produce a plant with beautiful, light purple flowers and finely textured leaves.
- Tough and long-lived
- Thrives in poor soil
- Deer resistant
Details
- 3 ft. tall and 4 ft. wide
- Rounded and shrub-like
- Clump-forming
- Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
Flowering period
In central North Carolina, Purple Smoke False Indigo starts blooming at the end of April and continues for two to three weeks.
How to grow
Baptisia āPurple Smokeā grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. Plants tend to get floppy and bloom poorly when cultivated in too much shade.
Care and maintenance
Easy to care for, just cut down old stems to the ground anytime during the winter.
Where to plant
Formal and informal gardens where it provides durability and seasonal color.
When to plant
The best time is during the growing season when plants are producing new roots.
When will my plant flower?
Flowering-size plants that will bloom their first year if purchased before mid-April.
Native habitat and range
The parents of Baptisia Purple Smoke (B. australis variety aberrans and B. alba) grow in open habitats. They are both rare-to-uncommon in scattered locations throughout the southeastern United States.
Source and origin
Plants are grown from cuttings at our nursery. The original plant was discovered growing at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in a block of Baptisia australis var. aberrans plants that are used by the garden for collecting seeds.
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$5.70Description
Baptisia āPurple Smokeā combines the best qualities of both its parents to produce a plant with beautiful, light purple flowers and finely textured leaves.
- Tough and long-lived
- Thrives in poor soil
- Deer resistant
Details
- 3 ft. tall and 4 ft. wide
- Rounded and shrub-like
- Clump-forming
- Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
Flowering period
In central North Carolina, Purple Smoke False Indigo starts blooming at the end of April and continues for two to three weeks.
How to grow
Baptisia āPurple Smokeā grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. Plants tend to get floppy and bloom poorly when cultivated in too much shade.
Care and maintenance
Easy to care for, just cut down old stems to the ground anytime during the winter.
Where to plant
Formal and informal gardens where it provides durability and seasonal color.
When to plant
The best time is during the growing season when plants are producing new roots.
When will my plant flower?
Flowering-size plants that will bloom their first year if purchased before mid-April.
Native habitat and range
The parents of Baptisia Purple Smoke (B. australis variety aberrans and B. alba) grow in open habitats. They are both rare-to-uncommon in scattered locations throughout the southeastern United States.
Source and origin
Plants are grown from cuttings at our nursery. The original plant was discovered growing at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in a block of Baptisia australis var. aberrans plants that are used by the garden for collecting seeds.
