[Baptisia bracteata]'Cream Wild Indigo' or 'Long Bracted Wild Indigo'
Plants with blue-green foliage, form small rounded bushes that bloom in mid to late spring. The flowers are spike that droop down below the top of the foliage. The flowers are creamy yellow color and after blooming is done, large charcoal black seedpods are produced in late summer. The seedpods or fruits can be used in flower arrangements. Grow in full sun in well draining soils; plants form a deep taproot once established are drought and heat tolerant. Nice backdrop in the perennial garden along a fence or used as specimens. Will take a few years of growth before the plants are large enough to bloom, once established they should not be moved.
30 scarified seeds.
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