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 from late spring to early summer followed by ornamental dark seed pods. Plants will reach 32-46 inches high and wide. False indigo are like perennial lupins. They are long-lived and will adapt to a wide range of soils from dry to marginally wet to salty but dislike being moved once established. They will grow into a vase-shaped anchor plant with the weight and presence of a shrub. Use in the border as a specimen, focal point, or anchor plant or mass plant in larger gardens. Drought tolerant once established. Nitrogen-fixer. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.
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
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
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: North America, Garden Origin
