Blue Wild Indigo, Rattleweed, Blue False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed Baptisia australis

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Botanical Name:

Baptisia australis

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Baptisia

Species:

australis

Common Name:

Blue Wild Indigo, Rattleweed, Blue False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed

Seeds Per Pound:

28,553

Quantity:

0.8 lb

Germination:

94%

Germination Test Type:

Actual

Purity:

99%

Height:

3-4 feet

Collection Locale:

Pennsylvania

Crop Year:

2023

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

Harvest hemisphere:

Northern

In Stock: 0.8 lb

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Baptisia australis

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Characteristics

Dye Plant

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: soak in warm water, let stand in water for 12 hours.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

In a Nutshell:

* B. australis is an herbaceous perennial that reproduces both sexually and asexually by means of its spreading rhizomes .

* The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought.

* B. australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

* It is considered to be a desirable plant in the garden due to its deep blue to violet spring flowers, the attractive light green compound leaves, and also for the somewhat unusual oblong fruits that emerge in the late summer. more...

* The plant is under investigation as a potential stimulant of the immune system. more...

Wiki description:

[ edit ] Description Photograph showing young seed pods B. australis is an herbaceous perennial that reproduces both sexually and asexually by means of its spreading rhizomes . The plants are erect and emerge from the rhizomatic network. The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought. When dug up they are woody and black in colour and show tubercles , wart-like projections found on the roots. The plants branch extensively about halfway up. The stems are stour and glabrous, or hairless. If they are broken, a sap will be secreted that turns a dark blue upon contact with the air. [ 2 ] The trifoliate leaves are a grey-green in colour and are arranged alternately. The leaves are further divided into clover-like leaflets that are obovate in shape, or wider towards the apex. Flower spikes appear in June. Emerging at the pinnacle are short, upright terminal racemes that have pea -like flowers that vary in colour from light blue to deep violet. The flowers, which bloom from April through August depending on the region, are bisexual and are roughly 2.5 cm long (1 inch). The fruit is a bluish black inflated and hardened pod that ranges from 2.5 to 7.5 cm in length (1 to 3 inches) by 1.25 to 2.5 cm (0.5 to 1 inch). They are oblong in shape and are sharply tipped at the apex. At maturity they will contain many loose seeds within. The seeds are yellowish brown, kidney shaped and about 2 mm (0.08 inches) in size.The leaves emerge about one month before flowering and are shed approximately one month after the pods form. Once the seeds are fully mature, the stems turn a silverish grey and break off from the roots. The pods stay attached and are blown with the stems to another location. [ 2 ]

Pfaf description:

Physical Characteristics Â Baptisia australis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in). It is hardy to zone 5. It is in leaf 10-May It is in flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Aug to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs)It can fix Nitrogen. The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid and neutral soils..It cannot grow in the shade.It requires dry or moist soil.

Usda description:

More info on http://plants.usda.gov

Usda description:

More info on http://plants.usda.gov

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australis

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