Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’

Description

Common name: False Indigo

This new and exciting False Indigo was chosen not only for it’s bright yellow flowers but also its excellent vigor.  It forms an upright, vase-shaped mound of attractive blue-green foliage topped with long, charcoal stems which carry the lemon yellow flowers in late spring to early summer.  The contrast of dark stems with light flowers really pops in the landscape, delivering an excellent floral display.  Ornamental seed pods extend the season of interest into fall.

Baptisia is easy to grow and will thrive with little maintenance.  There are many potential applications in the landscape including meadow plantings, as a backdrop in borders, or as a specimen.  Plants are very long-lived once established.

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. Proven Winners Variety. 

Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc. 

Size: Grade #1 Bare root

Height: 36.”

Spread: 36″

Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9

Sunlight: Full Sun – Part Shade 

 

Soil Quality: Poor to Average Soil Quality

Attributes: Attracts Butterflies & Bee Friendly

Deer Resistant

Other Features: Border Plant, Cut Flower, Cut Foliage, Dried Flower, Drought Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Focal Point