Baptisia Prairieblues™ 'Lunar Eclipse' PP25875

Scientific Name: Baptisia 'Lunar Eclipse'

Also Known As

False Indigo
Lunar Eclipse Prairieblues ™ False Indigo
Wild Indigo

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

3a-9b

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Baptisia Prairieblues™ 'Lunar Eclipse' PP25875 plant details

Baptisia Prairieblues™ 'Lunar Eclipse' PP25875 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue and green foliage. In spring and summer blue and white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. 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, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Baptisia Prairieblues™ 'Lunar Eclipse' PP25875

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: fabaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue and green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: blue and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Baptisia Prairieblues™ 'Lunar Eclipse' PP25875

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: acidic, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Baptisia 'Lunar Eclipse' has dramatic spires of oversized, lupine-like May flowers that turn from creamy white to lavender-blue as they age followed by ornamental black seed pods. Baptisia are long-lived and will adapt to a wide range of soils from dry to marginal and salty but dislike being moved once established. Choose a place well and they will grow into a vase-shaped anchor plant, maturing to shrub size at 3' by 3'.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Can't decide between white and blue. 'Lunar Eclipse' is from the Chicagoland series. and is a cross of various Baptisia: alba, austrais, leucophaea and tinctoria. What we get are flowers whose buds start white and mature through shades of violet blue along the spire. Plants, although slow at first will will grow approx. 3' tall and 4' wide. Easy, long lived and deer resistant.

By: Avant Gardens

Tall spikes of pea-type, oversized blossoms are held high above the foliage. Blooms emerge a light lemon-over-cream color and age dramatically – first to cream, then, top to bottom of the spike, light to medium violet. Somewhat open form, 2 1/2' T & W.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Those searching for a dependable, long-lived, low maintenance perennial, seek no further! This new hybrid of native baptisia from the Prairieblues™ series has “wowed” all those who have grown it. Color shifting from cream to midnight blue, its large flower wands bloom in early summer over pristine blue-green foliage. Tap-rooted, it should be planted where it will stay for many bountiful years.

By: Select Seeds

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How to Grow Baptisia Prairieblues™ 'Lunar Eclipse' PP25875

Sun Exposure
- sun - mostly sun
Water Needs
- regular - drought tolerant
Soil Needs
- clay
- acidic
- adaptable
- average
- lean
- well-drained
- rich
- gritty
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- humidity tolerant