Baptisia Species, False Indigo 'Purple Smoke'

Baptisia

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Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)
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Baptisia (bap-TIS-ee-uh)
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This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Westport, Connecticut

Brooksville, Florida

Lula, Georgia

Saint Charles, Illinois

Waukegan, Illinois

Winnetka, Illinois

Greenville, Indiana

Logansport, Indiana

Nicholasville, Kentucky

Merryville, Louisiana

Southborough, Massachusetts

Roscommon, Michigan

Minneapolis, Minnesota(2 reports)

Denville, New Jersey

Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Browns Summit, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Winston Salem, North Carolina

Geneva, Ohio

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Chapin, South Carolina

Moore, South Carolina

Okatie, South Carolina

Fate, Texas

Rockwall, Texas

Tyler, Texas

Leesburg, Virginia

Newport News, Virginia

Lake Stevens, Washington

Glenville, West Virginia

Stetsonville, Wisconsin

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Rockwall, TX | May 2018 | positive

Beautiful plant. Very tolerant of hot North Texas summers and heavy black clay. I planted seedling plants and they required 3 years to ...Read More

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Vacherie, LA (Zone 9a) | May 2014 | positive

I found out this plant is a hybrid between Baptisia australis and Baptisia alba, two species native to the U.S. From what I've read abou...Read More

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Lake Stevens, WA (Zone 8a) | July 2011 | positive

very trouble-free here, but it flops unless I put a peony ring out for it. Bloom time brief, but foliage is very pretty.

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Winston-Salem, NC (Zone 7b) | April 2011 | positive

A beautiful Baptisia, easy to grow, vigorous and healthy. It takes a couple of years to really get going but once it does it really is be...Read More

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Harpersfield, OH (Zone 5a) | January 2011 | positive

Transplanted from my friends yard - it was coming up under her sidewalk (it had spread and grown so much over the years). I planted it a...Read More

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Logansport, IN | January 2010 | positive

We set one of these out late in 2006. By 2009, the performance was impressive. The clump lifted two dozen blooming stems. Over the sum...Read More

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Lula, GA (Zone 7b) | August 2008 | positive

Very nice plant. Still looks good, shrub like, even in the heat of August. Flowers were unusual in color, looked nice with Tradescantia '...Read More

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