Grape Escape Baptisia (False Indigo) - 1 Gallon Pot
$29.38
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$29.38
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Grape Escape Baptisia (False Indigo) - 1 Gallon Pot
$29.38
Sale price
$29.38
Regular price
$32.00
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Description
Grape Escape Baptisia (False Indigo)
Baptisia 'Grape Escape' PP36083
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height at Maturity: 3.5-4'
Width at Maturity: 3-3.5'
Spacing: 30" for solid groupings; 6'+ for space between plants
Spacing: 30" for solid groupings; 6'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded, Vase
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Flower Color: Deep Purple buds open to Rosy Purple-Red shades with Cream color keels
Flower Size: .5 to 1" in tall spiked clusters
Flowering Period: Late Spring to Early Summer
Flower Type: Lupine-like spikes of Pea-like flowers
Fragrant Flowers: -
Foliage Color: Blue Green shades
Fragrant Foliage: -
Seeds: Yes, black pods
Berry Color:
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade, 4 hours or more of direct sunlight per day
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Dry when established
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.0 (Slightly Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F), Deer, Disease, Drought, Clay Soil, Erosion, Dry Soil, Poor Soil, Rabbit, Rocky Soil
Description
A fascinating new color for False Indigo, Baptisia 'Grape Escape' features unique multicolor flowers. The buds are deep purple, opening to luscious rosy purple-red flowers with creamy keels. The abundant, lupine-like flower spires rise above and contrast beautifully with the upright, vase-shaped clump of greyish blue-green foliage, reaching 3.5 to 4 feet tall in bloom and about 3 feet wide. Because the foliage is so handsome, Grape Escape can be used in place of shrubs in the landscape or as a stunning display of color in perennial borders. The flowers are followed by showy black seedpods that kids love because they rattle when shaken when dry. The fresh flowers and seed pods are excellent for cutting and use in fresh or dried floral arrangements. A super easy-to-grow and extremely long-lived North American native perennial that you'll be glad you planted for many years to come.
Landscape / Garden Uses
Growing 3.5 to 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, Grape Escape Baptisia is ideal as an accent in smaller garden spaces or grouped in larger landscape and perennial borders or meadow gardens. It is also suitable for growing in containers. It is a fine addition to butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, meadow gardens, cottage gardens, native plant gardens, purple theme gardens, and low-water needs gardens.
Growing Preferences
Grape Escape Baptisia is easy to grow in moist, well-drained soil and full sun to part shade. For best flowering, we suggest at least 4 hours or more of direct sunlight. Once established, it is exceptionally drought tolerant. Constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot. Plants can be cut back near the ground in late winter before new growth emerges.
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Care
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