Product Description
Baptisia Solar Flare Prairieblues ('Solar Flare' PP20408)Common name: Indigo-Blue.
Zones 4 to 9.
Full sun to part shade.
Plants reach 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide.
Growth rate: Slow, Easy to grow.
Solar Flare Prairieblues has a unique flower color all of its own. From late spring into early summer, the pea-like blossoms open lemon yellow, then take on a rusty orange blush as they age. Both yellow and orange flowers are present at the same time on the impressive 12 to 18 inch long spikes. The large, shrub-like plant has blue-green foliage and an upright vase-shaped habit. It is a very vigorous grower with mature clumps bearing over 100 flowering stalks.
'Solar Flare' is open-pollinated seed collected from a complex hybrid of Baptisia [tinctoria x alba x australis. Baptisia australis is native to the prairies of North America, so it is easy to grow and will thrive with little maintenance.