Baptisia australis

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Nature, Baptisia Plant, Blue Wild Indigo, June Wedding Flowers, False Indigo, Baptisia Australis, Mahone Bay, Garden Perennials, Minnesota Landscaping

Baptisia australis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in leaf from May to October, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the…

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Alpine Lily Landscape Design
Nature, Baptisia Plant, Pink Truffles, Alphabet Project, False Indigo, Baptisia Australis, Town Garden, Pink Perennials, Garden 2023

One task I am not particularly looking forward to this spring is uprooting and moving a mature False Indigo, Baptisia australis. It's been in the same spot for at least a decade. It's not going to be easy to unearth its deep roots, but sadly it has to be done. A garden like mine could easily be a full-time job, but the reality is that I have an average of just two to four hours a day to spend on it. When I added a new flowerbed to the backyard last summer, I did it knowing that something…

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