Decadence® Dark Chocolate False Indigo

Light Needs

Partial Sun to Full Sun

(At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

3-3.5 Feet

Mature Spread

3 Feet

Growing Zones

4 to 9

This perennial produces alluring chocolate purple flowers on upright stems that extend above its blue-green foliage in late spring to early summer. No deadheading is necessary. The flowers produce attractive seed pods that will add interest to your garden in the fall.

This plant is more compact than some other varieties of false indigo making it a good choice for small urban gardens. This long-lived plant can be used as a specimen plant, in small groups or behind shorter plants in a perennial or mixed shrub border garden. This plant was bred by Hans Hansen.

Decadence Dark Chocolate False Indigo Care

Decadence Dark Chocolate False Indigo can be grown in full sun or partial shade conditions in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 9. It’s both salt and drought tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant and attracts butterflies and bees. It will grow to 30 to 36 inches in height with a 2-foot spread at maturity.

Decadence Dark Chocolate False Indigo Spacing

Space multiple plants at least 36 inches apart, center on center. These can also be grown in most medium sized planters, that can accomodate plants 36 inches wide.

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