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False Indigo — Flowers

Baptisia

Full sun, light watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.

Photograph of False Indigo
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Plant out
Mar
In flower
Jul, Aug
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low
Difficulty
Demanding
Hardiness
H7
Season
summer
Height
100–150 cm
Spacing
100 cm
Pets
Toxic to pets

Growing notes

Grows to 1-1.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower Jul-Aug.

Toxic to pets

The seed pods are the part to watch, so stop a child eating them and get medical advice if one does.

→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal