| Common Name: |
Twilite Wild Indigo |
| Scientific Name: |
Baptisia x variicolor 'Twilite' |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka False Indigo |
| Category: |
Herb/Forb |
| Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial |
| Bloom Color: |
Bicolor flowers - violet-purple with showy yellow keels |
| Bloom Size: |
Flowers bloom in erect racemes (to 12-20 in. long) from late April to early June |
| Bloom Season: |
May - June |
| Fruit Description: |
Flowers give way to inflated globose-oblong seed pods that emerge green but mature to black by August. Seed pods have considerable ornamental interest. Stems with seed pods are valued additions to dried flower arrangements |
| Foliage Description: |
Stiff flower stems that rise well above a foliage mound of clover-like trifoliate green leaves (leaflets to 3 in. long) |
| Height of Plant: |
3-5 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
3-5 ft. |
| Growth Rate: |
Slow upright growth |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 4 - 9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun to part shade |
| Water Usage: |
Low |
| Moisture Requirement(s): |
Average to dry soil with good drainage tolerates clay if not wet |
| Soil Type: |
Loam, sand |
| Soil pH: |
Acidic, neutral, alkaline |
| Native Range: |
Dry open woods and clearings, sandy acidic soil |
| Place of Origin: |
Glencoe, Illinois |
| Year of Origin: |
1998 |
| Heritage: |
Between blue-flowered Baptisia australis (female parent) x yellow-flowered Baptisia sphaerocarpa (male parent) |
| Propagation: |
Stem cuttings |
| Child Plant(s): |
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 19011 |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
N-11 |