Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

Blue Wild Indigo, False Indigo

  • Hardiness Zone: 3-8
  • Height: 36-48 Inches
  • Spread: 36-48 Inches
  • Bloom Color: Purple
  • Foliage Color: Gray-Green

This smoky-purple Baptisia makes a strong statement in a perennial bed, hedge or as a speciman planting.
Enchanting flowers open first at the base of the flower stalk, which can top out at 4 1/2'.
Black seedpods follow bloom, which can add to the winter garden interest.

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer
Soil Moisture
Moist
Organic
Very Adaptable
Bloom Time
May - June
Liner Sizes
32 Liner
8's Mixed Tray
Additional Information about Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

This is a natural hybrid of Baptisia australis and B. alba, discovered by Rob Gardner of the N.C. Botanic Garden.