Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
The Honey Roasted False Indigo or Baptisia adds warm tones to a sunny garden. Tall flower spikes boast mahogany-red flowers with yellow keels – the flowers become more yellow as they age. The blooms hover above oval-shaped, blue-green foliage. The flowers become seed pods by the end of the bloom cycle. The seed pods add visual interest and are a food source for birds.
Baptisia is a native plant that is drought tolerant and low maintenance. This clump-forming perennial is bushy and can be grown in beds, borders, or containers. Pollinators enjoy the flowers, while deer leave the stems alone. Grow this plant as a perennial in USDA zones 4 through 9.
Honey Roasted False Indigo Care
Honey Roasted False Indigo performs best in full to partial sun. It prefers average, well-drained soil. Water False Indigo consistently for the first growing season and reduce the frequency for established plants, watering only during a dry period. Feed the plants in the spring using a balanced fertilizer.
Trim the growth after the flowers fade to maintain a leafy, bushy look, although removing the flower stalks will prevent the plant from forming seed pods later in the season.
Honey Roasted False Indigo Spacing
Honey Roasted False Indigo is an upright, clump-forming plant. The flower spikes reach 36 to 40 inches tall and 40 to 48 inches wide. Space plants 36 inches apart to create a mass planting.
Honey Roasted False Indigo Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 9 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 3-4 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 3-4 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Upright
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Red, Yellow
- Flower Description
- Spikes of Burgundy, Yellow
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring to Early Summer
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Herbaceous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Honey Roasted False Indigo
- Also Known As
- Honey Roasted False Indigo
- Botanical Name
- Baptisia 'Honey Roasted'
- Brand
- Plants That Work
- Plant Type
- Perennial
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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