Decadence® 'Lemon Meringue' False Indigo Baptisia hybrid

1 Gallon Pot 

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Exposure

• Part Sun to Sun

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature Size

Height: 3'

Spread: 3'

This plant is hardy in zones 4 - 9

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

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• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

This will be hardy in your zone!

What is my hardiness zone?

North Bay, ON, P1A 2H3

My Current Zone

4

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  An impressively vigorous native cultivar. Long, charcoal grey stems carry the cool lemon yellow flowers, producing an excellent floral display atop the compact, upright mound of blue-green foliage.

  Award Winner

  Fall Interest

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Drought Tolerant

  Salt Tolerant

  Attracts: 

  Bees

  Butterflies

  Resists: 

  Deer

  Native to North America

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Perennial

  Height Category: 

  Tall

  Garden Height: 

  36 Inches 91cm

  Spacing: 

  36 Inches 91cm

  Spread: 

  36 Inches 91cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Yellow

  Flower Shade: 

  Yellow

  Foliage Colors: 

  Blue

  Foliage Shade: 

  Blue

  Habit: 

  Upright

  Container Role: 

  Thriller

  PLANT NEEDS

  Light Requirement: 

  Part Sun to Sun

  The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

  Maintenance Category: 

  Easy

  Bloom Time: 

  Late Spring

  Hardiness Zones: 

  4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

  Water Category: 

  Average

  Soil Fertility Requirement: 

  Average Soil

  Poor Soil

  Soil PH Category: 

  Acidic Soil

  Neutral Soil

  Uses: 

  Border Plant

  Cut Flower

  Dried Flower

  Landscape

  Specimen or Focal Point

  Uses Notes: 

  Compact habit, ideal for small spaces.

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Grows best in full sun and average to poor, well-drained soil. Moderately drought tolerant once established. Very long-lived perennial.

  This easy care, drought tolerant, deer resistant perennial is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for low maintenance or native perennials.

  You'll be impressed with the excellent vigor of this yellow flowered selection. 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, followed by decorative seed pods in fall. The contrast of dark stems with light flowers really pops in the landscape, delivering an excellent floral display.

  Decadence^® 'Lemon Meringue' Baptisia hybrid USPP 24,280, Can 5,097

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS