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Baptisia australis
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Free delivery when you spend over £100
Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
One of my favourite perennials for almost any colour border, with rich, deep indigo-blue, pea-like flowers
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Acid - Neutral
- Flowers
- May - June
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Common name
- Blue False Indigo
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Cultivation
- Sow August - September. Soak seeds overnight in hot water. Sow onto gritty soil-free compost, and cover with a little grit. Place in a cold frame over the winter and plant out in a sunny spot in the middle of the border.
Care Tips
Deadhead to prolong flowering but leave some at the end of summer to develop seed heads for winter decoration. Drought-resistant once established. Prefers not to be disturbed but large clumps may be divided in spring.
Flowering Time
May - June
