Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
Object Details
- Description
- This yellow flowered, native hybrid, false indigo takes some time to become established, but can live up to 25 years once it does. It works well as a lupin replacement and can do well in many conditions as long as its soil is well-draining. It is a deep-rooted plant that tolerates drought well.
- Hardiness
- -30 - 30 F
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Bloom Time
- April to May
- Parentage
- Baptisia sphaerocarpa x Baptisia alba
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2021-0713A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- False indigo cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Baptisia
- Life Form
- Herbaceous perennial
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect racemes are up to 18" (45 cm) long and lupin-like with pale yellow flowers. Can have 40-140 flower spikes per plant, and last 3-4 weeks.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Trifoliate, blue-green leaves. Leaflets are up to 2" (5 cm) long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Unknown if produced
- Plant Size
- 3-4' tall by 3-4' wide (.91-1.22 x .91-1.22 m)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0713A