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BAPTISIA australis
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Papilionaceae |
| Origin: | Eastern United States |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. Selected as Perennial Plant of the year from the PPA (Perennial Plant Association). |
| Special Features: | Hundreds of pea-like blossoms. Very long-lived, low maintenance perennial. Tough, disease and insect free perennial. |
| Historical: | Native American traditional uses include--source of blue dye, eyewash, tea, poultice to relieve tooth pain, children used dried seeds pods as rattles. |
| Basic Colour: | (violet) |
| Flower Colour: | lilac-blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - August |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z9
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| Foliage: | blue-green, ovate to oblanceolate |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / erect |
| Height with Flowers: | 150 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 150 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | decorative fruit / solitary plant |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.8333 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 11.36364 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
88 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Requires 4-6 weeks for germination at +35°C. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
