Baptisia australis 'Dutch Chocolate'

(False Indigo)

Graceful sprays of dark purple-brown pea flowers over handsome lobed grey-green leaves. Large upright black seedpods. Slow-growing but long-lived. Likes sun and drainage. More compact than the species 3ft

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Hardiness:

Hardy

Longevity:

Perennial

Growing Condition:

Dry sun

Season:

Early summer

Good For:

Cut flower, Deer Resistant, Foliage, Rabbit Resistant, Seedheads & fruit, Slug Resistant

Colour:

Blue

Germination:

Sow in spring, thinly and shallowly. Keep warm (60-70oF) till germinates, then cooler