Baptisia Decadence ‘Dark Chocolate’
Baptisia Decadence 'Dark Chocolate' has large, dark purple flower spires with yellow keels and green foliage.
Baptisia Decadence ‘Dark Chocolate’ has large, deepest purple, almost black, flower spires with golden yellow keels to 3-4 feet tall. Baptisia are long-lived, will thrive with little maintenance and adapt to soils that range from dry to marginal, but dislike being moved once established. Potential design options include meadow plantings, as a backdrop in borders, or as a specimen. Choose a place well and they will grow into vase-shaped anchor plant that even helps feed your garden.
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
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich woods and alluvial thickets, often on river banks.
Award:
Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
