About
Baptisia 'Lunar Eclipse' is a robust, clump-forming perennial that sheds its leaves in winter. It features lush green foliage and produces large, lupin-shaped blooms on tall stems from April to June. The flowers begin as a lemony cream, transition to a soft lilac, and ultimately deepen to a purple-blue, creating a multi-hued display.
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
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in open, porous, preferably sandy soil in full sun; drought resistant once roots have penetrated the soil. Best left undisturbed, although vigorous clumps may be carefully divided in spring
- Pruning
- Cut down once foliage has blackened. Can leave over winter for stem and seed-pod interest
- 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