Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' ~ Grape Taffy False Indigo-ServeScape
Baptisia 'Grape Taffy' ~ Grape Taffy False Indigo-ServeScape

Baptisia 'Grape Taffy'

Grape Taffy False Indigo

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Grape Taffy False Indigo is an extremely compact upright perennial native with deep green foliage.  Raceme with profuse blooms deep reddish-purple flowers with buff yellow keels extends above the mound from late spring into summer.  The blooms give way to large seedpods that blacken when ripe, providing ornamental interest.  Flowers best in full sun with dry to average well-drained acidic soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

Baptisias are excellent host plants that support several different butterfly species, including Frosted Elfin, Eastern Tailed Blue, Wild Indigo Duskywing, Clouded Sulfur, and Orange Sulfur Butterflies.  The foliage is mildly toxic to mammals if ingested.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

NA Native Hybrid

Height: 

2’ - 2.5’

Spread: 

2.5’ - 3’

Spacing: 

2.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

SpringSummer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.  Gains a more shrub-like appearance after established if not pruned. Plants may grow taller in shade, which may require staking.  If need to trim back do so after bloom.  

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensWildlife GardensNaturalized AreasNative GardensFoundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Purple ConeflowerAutumn GoldenrodButterfly Weed

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