Botanical Name Baptisia ‘Grape Taffy’
Common Name False Indigo
Type Perennial
Exposure Sun to Part Shade
Size for Description 2 to 2.5 ft
Bloom Time Spring to Summer
Flower Color Purple
Fruit  
Foliage  
Bark  
Fall Color  
Growth Rate  
Butterflies yes
Hummingbirds  
Deer Resistant Rarely damaged by deer
Drought Tolerant yes
Moisture Lover  
Native yes
Walnut Tolerant  
Wet Areas  
Fragrant  
Groundcover  
Comment grape colored flowers with yellow accents - very compact in size
Care After flowering cut back plants by one third.  This prevents flopping and maintains a neat appearance.  The disadvantage of this is that you will not get the beautiful black seed pods.  Plants may be cut back to the ground in late fall or spring.
Zone 4