False Indigo 'Blueberry Sundae'

Baptisia australis 'Blueberry Sundae'

False Indigo 'Blueberry Sundae' is a perennial for focal point, mid-border, suited to full sun and clay, loam or sandy soil, flowering May, Jun.

Where to use it in a border

At around 90 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 90 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 9b, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, sandy soil, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses False Indigo 'Blueberry Sundae''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Foxglove Beardtongue 'Husker Red'to flower when it does not
• American Beautyberryfor height behind it
• American Elderberry 'Adams'for height behind it
• Aromatic Asterto edge in front
• Atamasco Rain Lilyto edge in front
• Black Chokeberry 'Autumn Magic'for height behind it

Garden styles

Foundation planting Native Wildlife garden