Baptisia ‘Burgundy Blast’
Baptisia 'Burgundy Blast' is a false indigo with spires of purple and yellow flowers and blue-green foliage.
Baptisia ‘Burgundy Blast’ is a new take on an old favourite with spires of dark wine-purple lupin-like flowers with hints of yellow anchored above blue-green foliage. Flowers bloom late spring to early summer followed by ornamental dark seed pods. Baptisia are long-lived and are highly adaptable but dislike being moved once established. Choose a place well and they will grow into a vase-shaped anchor plant, maturing to shrub size at 36 – 42 inches tall and wide. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Common Name: False Indigo
Family: Fabaceae (The Legume Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
Stem Colour: Purple
Fragrance: No
Berries: Black
Benefits: Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich woods and alluvial thickets, often on river banks.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin:
