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False Indigo

Baptisia australis

Zones 39perennial48" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native

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Peak bloom: May

How to plant

Plant in spring — deep taproot means don't move once established. Long-lived and drought-tolerant.

Sunlight
full sun
Spacing
36" between plants
Mature height
48"
Row placement
back of bed

From authoritative sources

Aggregated from USA National Phenology Network.

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