Lemon Meringue Baptisia (False Indigo) - 1 Gallon Pot
$27.98
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$27.98
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Lemon Meringue Baptisia (False Indigo) - 1 Gallon Pot
$27.98
Sale price
$27.98
Regular price
$29.00
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Description
Decadence Lemon Meringue Baptisia
Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' PP24280
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height at Maturity: 3'
Width at Maturity: 3'
Spacing: 30" for mass plantings; 6'+ for space between plants
Spacing: 30" for mass plantings; 6'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lemon Yellow
Flower Size: .5 to 1"
Flowering Period: Late Spring to Early Summer
Flower Type: Pea-like
Fragrant Flowers: -
Foliage Color: Blue-Green
Fragrant Foliage: -
Berries: Attractive seed pods
Berry Color: Brown pods fade to Black
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade, 4 hours of sunlight or more per day
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sandy, Silt (amended)
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.0 (Slightly Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Poor Soil, Rabbit
Description
An unusually beautiful and exceptionally easy-to-grow and long-lived North American native perennial, 'Lemon Meringue' is a vigorous selection forming an upright vase-shaped mound of attractive blue-green foliage from which rise charcoal stems that hold lemon-yellow flowers. After the flowers come ornamental seed pods that extend the season of interest into fall. Kids will love to shake and rattle the seed pods!
The roots of the DECADENCE® series run deep. What started as a fun botanizing trip in the lower Midwest with a fellow horticulturist blossomed into a complex hybridizing project for breeder Hans Hansen. Hans has made countless crosses with the many native Baptisia species he has collected across Texas and Oklahoma. These crosses have resulted in an array of seedlings with unique flower colors and plant habits. Only the very best have made it into the new DECADENCE® Series, which includes varieties selected for their desirable flower colors and shorter, more compact habit.
Landscape / Garden Uses
Growing 3 feet tall and equally as wide, Lemon Meringue Baptisia is ideal for use an accent or grouping in perennial and meadow gardens and even landscape borders. Its upright growth habit serves well as a centerpiece or vertical accent in larger container gardens. A fine addition to butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, meadow gardens, cottage gardens and low water needs gardens.
Growing Preferences
Lemon Meringue Baptisia is very easy to grow in a moist to dry well-drained soil and full sun to part shade. We suggest at least 4 hours or more of sunlight for best flowering. Tolerates poor and dry soils when established. A constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot. Plants can be cut back near the ground in late winter before new growth begins to emerge.
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Care
To maintain the beauty and integrity of your purchase, we recommend treating it with care. Simple maintenance practices, such as gentle washing and proper storage, can effectively preserve the longevity of your favorites. We encourage you to refer to the care instructions included with each item, designed to help you keep your purchase in top condition.
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