Baptisia Pink Truffles

Common Name: False Indigo

Clear soft pink blossoms with a pale yellow keel are produced in late spring, the perfect compliment to peonies, bleeding hearts, and other spring bloomers. Its compact, shorter habit makes it easy to fit into any garden.

Baptisia is easy to grow and will thrive with little maintenance. There are many potential applications in the landscape including meadow plantings, as a backdrop in borders, or as a specimen. Plants are very long-lived once established.

The roots of the DECADENCE® series run deep. What started as a fun botanizing trip in the lower Midwest with a fellow horticulturist blossomed into a complex hybridizing project for breeder Hans Hansen. Hans has made countless crosses with the many native Baptisia species he has collected across Texas and Oklahoma. These crosses have resulted in an array of seedlings with unique flower colors and plant habits, the best of which are introduced into the DECADENCE® Series.

The DECADENCE® trademark is owned by Walters Gardens, Inc.

Height:

4.0-4.5 Feet

Spread:

3.0-4.0 Feet

Hardiness Zones:

4,5,6,7,8,9

Flower Color:

Pink shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Low Water Needs

Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Poor Soil Quality

Average Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0)

Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Late Spring

Attracts Wings:

Attracts Butterflies

Bee Friendly

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant

Seasonal Interest:

Dried Seed Heads

Growth Rate:

Slow

Garden Style:

Formal

Prairie

Rain Garden

Other Features:

Border Plant

Cut Flower

Cut Foliage

Dried Flower

Drought Tolerant

Salt Tolerant

Specimen

Focal Point

Origin:

Native to North America