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Name: False Indigo 'Lemon Meringue'
Type: Baptisia
Description:
The cheerful lemon-yellow flowers contrast with the striking charcoal gray-colored stems. It is a deciduous shrub that
typically grows to 4-12' (less frequently to 20') tall with a spread
often in excess of its height. It is native to moist open woodland
areas, floodplains, stream banks and swamp margins from central to
eastern Canada south throughout much of the U. S. into northern Mexico. Tubular
scented flowers (each to 3/8" long) bloom in May-June in dense,
spike-shaped clusters (racemes) to 8" long. Each flower has a
single-petaled purple corolla and 10 protruding stamens with showy
orange-yellow anthers. Flowers are followed by fruits in small,
resinous-dotted, 1-2 seeded pods (to 1/2" long) which mature in July and
August.
Attracts Butterflies
Location: Yellow
Sun Level: Full sun
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Height: 36 in.
Spread: 36 in.
Care:
Long-lived and typically trouble-free. Dislikes being moved when mature. Late fall or spring cleanup may be preferred. Cut to 4-6" when foliage blackens with the cold
Long-lived and typically trouble-free. Dislikes being moved when mature. Late fall or spring cleanup may be preferred. Cut to 4-6" when foliage blackens with the cold
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