Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
False indigo 'Purple Smoke', Indigo weed 'Purple Smoke', Golden indigo 'Purple Smoke', False lupine 'Purple Smoke', Blue false indigo 'Purple Smoke'
Baptisia Baptisia
'Purple Smoke' _ 'Purple Smoke' is an upright, clump-forming, slowly spreading, herbaceous perennial with palmate leaves divided into three ovate, grey-green leaflets and, in summer, dark grey stems bearing racemes of violet flowers followed by dark grey seed pods.
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading, Upright
Violet in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Pest free
Cut down once foliage has died back.
Resents root disturbance so divided carefully in early spring. Will not come true to type from seed.
Division
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Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' (False indigo 'Purple Smoke') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1.2m 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. This plant is drought resistant once its roots have penetrated the soil. 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 'Purple Smoke'
False indigo 'Purple Smoke', Indigo weed 'Purple Smoke', Golden indigo 'Purple Smoke', False lupine 'Purple Smoke', Blue false indigo 'Purple Smoke'
Baptisia Baptisia
'Purple Smoke' _ 'Purple Smoke' is an upright, clump-forming, slowly spreading, herbaceous perennial with palmate leaves divided into three ovate, grey-green leaflets and, in summer, dark grey stems bearing racemes of violet flowers followed by dark grey seed pods.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading, Upright
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Violet in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Pest free
Cut down once foliage has died back.
Resents root disturbance so divided carefully in early spring. Will not come true to type from seed.
Division
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Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' (False indigo 'Purple Smoke') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1.2m 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. This plant is drought resistant once its roots have penetrated the soil. 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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