

The shop page has a nifty plant selector sidebar which can be used to filter our plants by size, colour season and so forth to help you quickly pin down the right plant for a particular spot.
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The plant needs full sun to partial shade with medium to dry soil, and does. This plant got its name because it was used as a substitute for Indigo to create dyes. It grows as shrubs or herbs to between 3-5 ft tall with spreading branches of 3-4 ft, and should therefore be planted 24-30 inches apart. It is also incredibly easy to grow and establishes itself well in most parts of the United States. False Indigo grows best between zones 3-9. It is one of only a few native blue flowers that have the true blue color not often seen in nature. We’ve tried to make this website full of inspirational colour and easy to use. False Indigo is a common garden plant in the US, found in nurseries across the country. In short all the perennials you would ever need to make a garden full of colour throughout the year and full of the plants you need to make it hum with wildlife. We have plants for shade, plants for sun, plants for wildlife and a few more just because. Pollinating insects such as bees & butterflies will love these plants as well. Plants emerge in the spring looking like. Gardeners usually plant Baptisia in flower gardens, wildlife sanctuaries, in garden planters or in rock gardens. False indigo is an attractive, shrubby perennial that blooms in late spring in colors of yellow, blue or purple. The plants will only get 2 to 4 feet tall and wide. There’s no overall theme, just an eclectic mix of perennials that, for one reason or another, we consider well worth growing. False Indigo is winter hardy in growing zones 4 to 9. Our nursery, situated in the North of Dorset close to the Somerset border, is full of the plants we love. Classification of the Plant Kingdom ( some of it anyway !)Īt Dorset Perennials you will find a husband and wife team, Dawn and Martin, who have been plantsmen and nurserymen for nearly 25 years.

They are designed to give you an overview of how different plants are related. Pages arranged along Taxonomic lines Each page covers one Order (the level above Family) and lists all of the Families within that Order and then the contained Genera within that. Or use the big button on the left to go to one page organised pictorially. I've split them into 4 letter based tabs to make browsing easier. Description: Herbaceous, spring-flowering North American perennial deep indigo blue, pea-like flowers in clusters above. Botanical Style Photographs taken against a white background Browse these pages to easily see how different varieties differ from one another.
