Baptisia Purple Smoke

Add smoky lavender flowers, charcoal stems, and long-lasting structure to sunny perennial gardens. Purple Smoke False Indigo produces arching flower racemes above clover-like gray-green foliage. Large seedpods turn black as they mature, extending visual interest after the spring blooms have faded.

Growing Guide

  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
  • USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 -9
  • Mature Height: 3 feet–4.5 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 'Purple Smoke'
  • Common Name: Purple Smoke False Indigo
  • Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
  • Bloom Color: Purple
  • Season of Interest: Spring
  • Foliage: Deciduous
  • Growth Habit: Upright
  • Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Key Features

  • Smoky lavender flowers
  • Upright growth habit
  • Low-maintenance once established
  • Attracts bees and butterflies
  • Decorative seedpods extend seasonal interest
  • Long-lived perennial

Landscape Uses

  • Pollinator gardens
  • Perennial borders
  • Native gardens
  • Cottage gardens
  • Mass plantings

Planting & Care Tips

  • Plant in well-drained soil.
  • Water regularly during the first growing season.
  • Choose a permanent location because established plants dislike transplanting.
  • Cut back old stems in late winter before new growth begins.

Companion Plants

  • Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
  • Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
  • Salvia
  • Coreopsis

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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Plant Size at Shipment: (18" x 18")
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Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden
Purple Smoke False Indigo growing in a landscaped garden

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