Baptisia Lavender Rose

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Vase shaped habit and fantastic flower power.

Selected partly for its distinct vase-shaped habit in bloom and its fantastic flower production, but most notably for its unique bloom color, this plant’s flowers start off medium rose-violet, then age to soft lavender-rose, as unique as its namesake the lavender rose. The inch-wide flowers are densely produced on 18”-long inflorescences. Expect three weeks of bloom from mid-May into early June (USDA Zone 5). After blooming, this vigorous and adaptable selection matures into a dense, broad mound with clean foliage. ‘Lavender Rose’ is an advanced-generation hybrid developed from Baptisia australis and B. bracteata.

Cultural Details

TYPE

Perennial

U.S. NATIVE

YES

Light:

Full sun
Soil:

Moist, but well-drained, fairly adaptable to many soils
Moisture:

Drought tolerant once established
Hardiness Zone

4-9
Bloom Time:

Late spring
Bloom Color:

Lavender-pink
Fruit Time

Fall
Fruit Color

Gray
Size:

3.5' tall by 5' wide
Diseases & Pests:

False indigos exhibit good to excellent disease resistance. A seed weevil will predate the seed, but this does not detract from either plant health or display value. The genista broom moth caterpillar (Uresiphita reversalis) can seriously defoliate plants of Baptisia, but this tends to be more of a problem in warmer climes.

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What Makes Me Special?

A vase shaped plant with long, strong pinkish-purple flowers that light up any mixed border.

Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, matrix plantings, naturalized gardens, commercial plantings

Origin

The Prairieblues™ false indigos were developed by Jim Ault, Ph.D., at the Chicago Botanic Garden from crosses made between 1999 and 2004. The selections were developed from crossing Baptisia albescens (formerly B. alba), B. australis var. australis, B. australis var. minor, B. bracteata (formerly B. leucophaea), B. sphaerocarpa, and B. tinctoria in various c ombinations. All parent plants and selections were grown in-ground at the Chicago Botanic Garden (USDA Zone 5b) during the breeding and selection process.