Baptisia 'Grape Taffy'
False indigo 'Grape Taffy', Bastard lupine 'Grape Taffy', Indigo weed 'Grape Taffy', Blue false indigo 'Grape Taffy'
Baptisia Baptisia
'Grape Taffy' _ 'Grape Taffy' is a bushy, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with upright stems bearing palmate leaves divided into three ovate, grey-green leaflets, bright green when young, and, from late spring into summer, racemes of dark purple to dark reddish-purple flowers followed by dark grey seed pods.
Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
Dark-purple, Reddish-purple in Spring; Reddish-purple, Dark-purple in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Pest free
Cut down once foliage has died back or leave seedheads for winter interest.
Resents root disturbance so divided carefully in early spring. Will not come true to type from seed.
Division
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Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' (False indigo 'Grape Taffy') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.9m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Drought Tolerant
Best in open, well-drained, acid, sandy soil in full sun. Drought and heat tolerant once established but best with regular moisture. Best left undisturbed. Will be slow to establish. May require staking.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Baptisia 'Grape Taffy'
False indigo 'Grape Taffy', Bastard lupine 'Grape Taffy', Indigo weed 'Grape Taffy', Blue false indigo 'Grape Taffy'
Baptisia Baptisia
'Grape Taffy' _ 'Grape Taffy' is a bushy, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with upright stems bearing palmate leaves divided into three ovate, grey-green leaflets, bright green when young, and, from late spring into summer, racemes of dark purple to dark reddish-purple flowers followed by dark grey seed pods.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
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Dark-purple, Reddish-purple in Spring; Reddish-purple, Dark-purple in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Pest free
Cut down once foliage has died back or leave seedheads for winter interest.
Resents root disturbance so divided carefully in early spring. Will not come true to type from seed.
Division
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Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' (False indigo 'Grape Taffy') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.9m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Drought Tolerant
Best in open, well-drained, acid, sandy soil in full sun. Drought and heat tolerant once established but best with regular moisture. Best left undisturbed. Will be slow to establish. May require staking.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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