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A LITTLE MORE LIFE

Blue false indigo

Baptisia australis

Blue flower spires feed bees, and native butterfly caterpillars use the foliage as food.

Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC-BY-SA 2.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

Allow several years to fill out and avoid moving its deep roots; a perennial with shrub-like summer presence, not an evergreen hedge.

Sunlight: Full sun
Soil moisture: Average moisture / Dry soil
Mature size: 3–4 ft tall · 2–4 ft wide
Season of interest: Spring–early summer
Hardiness: USDA zones 3–9
Garden role: A substantial flowering perennial

3268zauber · CC BY-SA 3.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of woodland sage.

Salvia nemorosa

Try blue false indigo for a substantial flowering perennial.

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Plant profile & growing information Native range: Kew New England status: Native Plant Trust Find a native nursery

Photo credits & licenses

Blue false indigo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC-BY-SA 2.0
Woodland sage: 3268zauber · CC BY-SA 3.0

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