'Purple Smoke' Baptisia hybrid (False Indigo) | Vite Greenhouses
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False Indigo ‘Purple Smoke’
Baptisia hybrid
Unavailable in 2024



Vitals -
Type: Perennial
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Zone: 4-9
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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.


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