Baptisia 'Honey Roasted' - FALSE INDIGO 'HONEY ROASTED'
False Indigo hybrid with 10" spikes of orangy-bi-color flowers (dark mahogany + bright yellow keels).
Like any other baptisia, this is trouble free plant, long-lived and tough plant with no pests or diseases.
Blooming Time: May
Size: 3-3.5' tall x 3.5-4' wide ( a medium-sized baptisia)
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: full sun, half shade (will tolerate light shade), adaptable to most of the soils (including acidic, poor soils or clay)
Moisture Needs: dry to average to (slightly) moist, adaptable
Origin: introduced by the Walters Gardens. Patented plant under PP34707.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Best in sunny flower beds, modern plantings (public and private), cottage gardens, water-wise plantings, pollinator gardens, prairie-type of plantings, naturalistic landscaping, combined with small shrubs, perennials and grasses. Baptisia is an adaptable and tough plant that can be used in wider range - in the drier beds (with drought tolerant plants), but also with moisture loving plants!
Best in the middle of the bed, as a background plant in small bed and also as solitaire plant. Good companions are majority of commonly available perennials like Agastache, Amsonia, Alchemilla, Anemone hupehensis, Aster, Coreopsis, Echinacea, Euphorbia, hardy, Geranium, Hemerocallis, Helianthus, Iris, Kalimeris, Leucanthemum, Monarda, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Penstemon, Perovskia, Phlox, Physostegia, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Sedum, Solidago, Stachys, Stokesia, Tradescantia, Vernonia, Veronica, Veronicastrum, etc. and ornamental grasses.
Picture copyright: Walters Gardens
Baptisia 'Honey Roasted' - FALSE INDIGO 'HONEY ROASTED'
False Indigo hybrid with 10" spikes of orangy-bi-color flowers (dark mahogany + bright yellow keels).
Like any other baptisia, this is trouble free plant, long-lived and tough plant with no pests or diseases.
Blooming Time: May
Size: 3-3.5' tall x 3.5-4' wide ( a medium-sized baptisia)
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: full sun, half shade (will tolerate light shade), adaptable to most of the soils (including acidic, poor soils or clay)
Moisture Needs: dry to average to (slightly) moist, adaptable
Origin: introduced by the Walters Gardens. Patented plant under PP34707.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Best in sunny flower beds, modern plantings (public and private), cottage gardens, water-wise plantings, pollinator gardens, prairie-type of plantings, naturalistic landscaping, combined with small shrubs, perennials and grasses. Baptisia is an adaptable and tough plant that can be used in wider range - in the drier beds (with drought tolerant plants), but also with moisture loving plants!
Best in the middle of the bed, as a background plant in small bed and also as solitaire plant. Good companions are majority of commonly available perennials like Agastache, Amsonia, Alchemilla, Anemone hupehensis, Aster, Coreopsis, Echinacea, Euphorbia, hardy, Geranium, Hemerocallis, Helianthus, Iris, Kalimeris, Leucanthemum, Monarda, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Penstemon, Perovskia, Phlox, Physostegia, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Sedum, Solidago, Stachys, Stokesia, Tradescantia, Vernonia, Veronica, Veronicastrum, etc. and ornamental grasses.
Picture copyright: Walters Gardens