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Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:03 PM
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
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    Plant Type: Perennials

    Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' is a distinctive perennial that produces enchanting smoky violet flowers with a purple eye on strongly upright, charcoal-grey stems up to 1 1/2 feet long. They are held just above the dense, bushy mounds of gray-green foliage from mid to late spring. Mature plants of 3-4 years can bear over 50 blooming stalks!

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    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    Baptisia grows best in full sun, though it tolerates light shade. If grown in too much shade, plants may require staking. Baptisia is easily grown in poor to average soil that is well-drained. Once established, it is moderately drought tolerant because of its tough, deep taproot. This perennial native may take a couple of seasons to become established, but is very long-lived once mature. Avoid disturbing established clumps.

    Flower Color

    Purple-blue

    Foliage Color

    Green

    Plant Spread

    3-4 ft.

    Good Companions

    Foxglove-Yellow (Digitalis grandiflora), Geranium-Hardy (Geranium ), Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Lupine (Lupinus ), Peony-Garden (Paeonia ), Salvia-Perennial (Salvia nemorosa), Sundrop-Ozark (Oenothera missouriensis)

    Plant Height

    5 ft.

    Scape Height

    —

    Hardness Zone

    4-9

    Soil Moisture

    Average water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    Dried flower, Cut flower, Specimen, Border

    Bloom Time

    Mid to late spring

    Critter Resistance

    Deer resistant

    Exposure

    Full sun to part shade

    Growth Rate

    Slow

    Seasonal Interests

    Early to mid winter