Family: Papilionaceae
Scientific Name: Baptisia x Starlite Prairieblues
Common Name: Babtisia Starlite Prairieblues
Description | A new cultivar of the Babtisia with large light blue flowers. |
Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | best in full sun, shaded areas can produce weaker stemmed plants |
Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | light blue to lavender, pea-like flowers, 1/2 inch, borne in erect racemes, seem to glow at the base |
Fruit | forms dark legume-like seed pods |
Roots | deep rooted, small nodules on the roots house beneficial bacteria, they turn atmospheric
nitrogen into a usable from for the plants |
Dimensions | 3-4 feet by 3-4 feet |
Maintenance | forms deep tap root, difficult to move once established |
Propagation | PPAF, cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | An introduction from Chicagoland Grows in 1997. |
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