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 |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
Bloom Time
| • | May - June |
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.