4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Baptisia australis

Blue False Indigo

Blue pea-like flowers on 12" long racemes, attractive black seed pods. Clover-like blue-green foliage.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Prefers good drainage in full sun. Grow as a specimen or in groups in borders, or naturalize in cottage gardens, prairie areas, meadows or native plant gardens.

Interesting Information
A Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit 2004 and 2006. Baptisia is derived from a Greek word, bapto, meaning to dye, because an inferior coloring substance is derived from some species. This is a long lived plant.

Plant Type Perennial		Bloom Color Blue		Foliage Color Smooth Blue-Green
Height 1-2 Feet		Spread 32-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9		Patented No

Oenothera macrocarpa (Missouri Primrose )	Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod )
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan )

Characteristics & Attributes