Baptisia 'Aurora' is a stunning hybrid false indigo with unique bicolor flowers that open pale yellow and mature to light violet-blue, creating a beautiful color-changing effect during its bloom period. It typically grows 3-4 feet tall and wide with a mounded habit and blue-green foliage. Like other Baptisia varieties, it's a long-lived perennial native to North America that attracts pollinators and is deer-resistant.
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Origins: |
Central and Eastern North America |
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Height: |
3.5’ - 4’ |
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Spread: |
3’ - 3.5’ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple+Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Prefers acidic soils but can grow in neutral or alkaline soils. Can take poor or rocky soils and is drought tolerant but soils must drain well. 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, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Butterfly Bush, Gaillardia
IMAGES: Photo by Creek Hill Nursery, Aurora Baptisia
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
