Decadence® ‘Lemon Meringue’ False Indigo – Baptisia Free Shipping Outlet Locations

Decadence®’ Lemon Meringue’ false indigo from Proven Winners is simply sweet, just like the dessert it’s named after! This native perennial features densely packed lemony yellow flowers along sturdy stems in a compact habit, perfect for laying with other perennials in the garden. Bees and butterflies love this false indigo’s sweet nectar, but deer and rabbits avoid it. Come autumn, the flowers fall, leaving behind ornamental seedpods and grey-black stems.

Vital Details:

Size: 3′ tall x 3′ wide.

Light: Full sun (6+ hrs/day), part sun (4-6 hrs/day).

Water: Average water needs, drought-tolerant once established.

Hardiness: USDA zone 4-9 (Find your hardiness zone)

Pollinator value: Attracts butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.

Host Plant To The Following: Many butterflies and moths including the Wild Indigo Duskywing, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Clouded Sulphur, and Orange Sulphur.

Notable features: Native, Proven Winners, deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant.

Plant name: Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’ PP 24,280