False Indigo
Baptisia Carolina Moonlight
Bring soft yellow spring flowers, blue-green foliage, and years of low-maintenance beauty to sunny perennial gardens. Carolina Moonlight False Indigo produces long racemes of buttery-yellow flowers above a rounded mound of clover-like foliage. Dark seedpods follow the blooms and extend its seasonal interest, while the deep root system helps established plants tolerate dry conditions.
Growing Guide
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
- Mature Height: 3 feet–4 feet
- Mature Width: 3 feet–4 feet
- Spacing: 3 feet
- Soil: Dry to average, well-drained soil
- Water Needs: Moderate during establishment; low once established
- Growth Rate: Moderate
Plant Details
- Botanical Name: Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
- Common Name: Carolina Moonlight False Indigo
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Bloom Color: Yellow
- Season of Interest: Spring
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Growth Habit: Upright and Mounding
- Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Key Features
- Buttery-yellow spring flowers
- Long upright flower racemes
- Blue-green foliage
- Decorative dark seedpods
- Drought tolerant once established
- Long-lived and low maintenance
Landscape Uses
- Perennial borders
- Pollinator gardens
- Cottage gardens
- Native-style plantings
- Mass plantings
Planting & Care Tips
- Choose a permanent planting location because mature Baptisia plants dislike transplanting.
- Plant in well-drained soil.
- Water regularly during the first growing season.
- Cut back old stems in late winter before new growth begins.
Companion Plants
- Baptisia Australis
- Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
- Coreopsis
- Salvia
Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.
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