Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’
Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' is a false indigo with bright yellow lupin-like flowers open from dark buds atop bluish green foliage.
Impressively vigorous compared to other yellow Baptisia, ‘Lemon Meringue’ forms an upright, vase-shaped mound of attractive blue-green foliage topped with long, charcoal stems carrying charcoal buds and lemon yellow flowers. The cultivars of the Decadence Series from breeder Hans Hansen were selected specifically for their shorter, more compact habit and unique flower colours. Baptisia are like perennial lupins. Though they are herbaceous they act much like a shrub for design purposes. 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: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Black
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich woods and alluvial thickets, often on river banks.
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