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False Indigo ‘Purple Smoke’
Baptisia hybrid
Unavailable in 2026

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Vitals -

Type: Perennial

Zone: 4-9

My Zone?

EXPOSURE

Full Sun to Part Shade

BLOOM SEASON

Blooms mid-spring to late spring

SIZE

54"-5'

36"-48"

ATTRIBUTES

Cultivar Notes -

Purple Smoke

Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ is a distinctive perennial that produces enchanting smoky violet flowers with a purple eye on strongly upright, charcoal-grey stems up to 1 1/2 feet long. They are held just above the dense, bushy mounds of grey-green foliage.

Genus Notes -

Baptisia

Baptisia is easy to grow and will thrive with little maintenance. There are many potential applications in the landscape including meadow plantings, as a backdrop in borders, or as a specimen. Plants are very long-lived once established. Large native shrub-like perennial that is very long-lived and drough resistant. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Blooms late spring to early summer and attract butterflies.

The genus name Baptisia comes from the Greek word bapto, meaning to dip, referring to its use as a substitute dye for indigo. The common name for Baptisia, False Indigo, also refers to this practice.

False Indigo ‘Purple Smoke’Baptisia hybrid Unavailable in 2026

False Indigo ‘Purple Smoke’
Baptisia hybrid
Unavailable in 2026