BOTANICAL: Baptisia sphaerocarpa

PRONOUNCED: bap-TEE-zee-uh sfay-ro-KAR-puh

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COMMON: Yellow false indigo BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Early May to mid-June 1 ft.-2 ft. x equal spread. Sun 3 - 9 May - Yellow COMMENTS: Very showy with bushy foliage similar to its cousins Lupinus and Thermopsis, this hardy plant likes a permanent location in moist, deep, humusy soil. The plant has long taproots. Regional forms emerge with a dark purple cast to the new foliage that disappears as they flower.