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    Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011

    Scientific Name: Baptisia x variicolor 'Twilite'

    Also Known As

    • Baptisia 'Twilight Prairie Blues'
    • Baptisia 'Twilite Prairieblues'
    • Baptisia Twilight Prairieblue™
    • Twilite False Indigo - PrairieBlues™
    • Wild Indigo

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 3'-5'
    • W: 4'-7'

    planting zones

    • 4a-9b

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    Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011 plant details

    Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue and green foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge followed by black fruit. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, alkaline, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: fabaceae
    Foliage: deciduous blue and green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 7 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: border plant, cutting garden, disease-resistant, long-lived

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011

    USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
    Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Prolific (up to 100 spikes!) early summer flowers are decorated with a wonderfully unique bi-color combination of dark violet-purple highlighted with a yellow keel on this almost-native 4-5' blue-green prairie wildflower; a lovely introduction from the Chicago Botanic Garden. PPAF S/M-D-GDr

    By: Forestfarm

    Has purple violet buds that open to rich blue lupine-like flowers with yellow centers. A great plant for the perennial or shrub border.

    By: Gossler Farms

    Deep purple buds open to smoky violet-purple flowers with lemon yellow keels. The long-lasting flowers appear on upright spikes in late spring about 1-2 weeks later than 'Starlite Prairieblues'. Three year old plants can have 100+ flowering stems! Continued interest is provided by the attractive, blue-green, trifoliate foliage and the charcoal black seed pods in fall. This is a large cultivar growing up to five feet tall so give it plenty of room to grow. A hybrid of B. australis x sphaerocarpa. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Hosting some 100 bicolored flowering stems in just 3 years time, this Dr. Jim Ault cross between australis and spaerocarpa exudes vitality galore. The attractive, bushy blue-green pedestal hoists 32 in. tall spikes studded with umpteen dark coppery purple blooms enhanced by lemon yellow keels. Splendid in bud with bright green calyxes and buttery tips, and later infused with violet as the blossoms age, 'Twilite's unique floral hues make a toasty counterpoint to its cool-toned foliage that looks neat all season. (ppaf)

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    An extremely robust and vigorous bicolor Baptisia, from a controlled cross of Baptisia (australis x sphaerocarpa). Developed by Dr. Jim Ault at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois. Three-year-old plants produce upward of a hundred flowering stems covered with deep violet-purple flowers highlighted by lemon-yellow keels. The inflorescences are held above to partially in the handsome blue-green foliage and can be up to 32" long. A mature plant measure 5' tall and upwards of 7' wide, looking like a symmetrical shrub. Not for the faint of heart!

    By: Chicagoland Grows® Plant Introduction Program

    32" tall spires of deep violet bicolor blooms are accented with lemon-yellow keel petals rising above attractive blue-green foliage. Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden introduced this new robust Baptisia, a hybrid of B. australis and sphaerocarpa.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Purple buds open to reddish purple flowers with lemon yellow keels on clumping perennial 4' x 4' Blue-green foliage. PP19011

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Baptisias are revered in the Heartland where they take the heat and the cold and just perform. Politics aside, these are underused plants here out west where we can grow any damn thing. Great leaves and drop-dead coppery violet-purple pea flowers with a yellow keel. Long lived and stubborn.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Gardening facts about Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011 plant

    How to Grow Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues™ PP19011

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • acidic
      • alkaline
      • adaptable
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • black

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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