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    BAPTISIA australis 'Purple Smoke'
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    BAPTISIA australis 'Purple Smoke'

    Commonly known as False indigo

    Purple 'pea' flowers on dark stems. A hardy variety with delicate leaves
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    2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £14.50 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      B. alba x B. australis. Baptisia develops a long taproot so is best left undisturbed. Leave stems and pods for winter feature or clip after flowering to maintain rounded shape
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails on new growth
    • Place of origin
      Eastern and southern USA. Garden origin. Natural hybrid. USA. Rob Gardner, North Carolina Botanical Garden
    • Deciduous
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
    • Racemes
      Erect to slightly arching terminal racemes to 30cm (12in) long of pea-shaped flowers to 2cm (¾in) long
    • Border
    • Fully hardy
    • Purple
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Erect perennial with leaves with 3 leaflets to 5cm (2in) long Flowers are followed by cylindrical pods to 2.5cm (1in) long.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
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    • Free draining sandy soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
      		  
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