About
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla is an upright perennial that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. Its stems are dense and bear blue-green, trifoliate leaves. From June to July, it produces tall spikes adorned with white blossoms, which are succeeded by dark seed pods.
About the genus
Baptisia are perennial plants characterized by branched stems that support trifoliate leaves. They produce racemes of pea-like flowers either at the ends of the stems or in the leaf axils, which are succeeded by noticeable inflated seed pods.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting
- Native to
- E North America
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a well drained humus rich soil
- Pruning
- Cut down once foliage has blackened with frost
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame as soon as seed is ripe or propagate by division in early spring.
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free