Baptisia - False Indigo - Decadence® Deluxe 'Pink Lemonade'

Full Sun

Description

FEATURES

An impressively vigorous native cultivar. Long, charcoal grey stems carry the cool lemon yellow flowers, producing an excellent floral display atop the compact, upright mound of blue-green foliage.

Award Winner
Fall Interest
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Salt Tolerant
Attracts:
Bees
Butterflies
Resists:
Deer
Native to North America

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type:

Perennial

Height Category:

Tall

Garden Height:

36 Inches

Spacing:

36 Inches

Spread:

36 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Blue

Foliage Shade:

Blue

Habit:

Upright

Container Role:

Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement:

Part Sun to Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Early Summer

Late Spring

Hardiness Zones:

4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b

Water Category:

Average

Soil Fertility Requirement:

Average Soil

Poor Soil

Soil PH Category:

Acidic Soil

Neutral Soil

Uses:

Border Plant

Cut Flower

Dried Flower

Landscape

Specimen or Focal Point

Uses Notes:

Compact habit, ideal for small spaces.

Maintenance Notes:

Grows best in full sun and average to poor, well-drained soil. Moderately drought tolerant once established. Very long-lived perennial.

This easy care, drought tolerant, deer resistant perennial is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for low maintenance or native perennials.

You’ll be impressed with the excellent vigor of this yellow flowered selection. It forms an upright, vase-shaped mound of attractive blue-green foliage topped with long, charcoal stems which carry the lemon yellow flowers in late spring to early summer, followed by decorative seed pods in fall. The contrast of dark stems with light flowers really pops in the landscape, delivering an excellent floral display.

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