{"product_id":"false-indigo-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"False Indigo - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue false indigo is a classic native prairie perennial with indigo blue, pea-like flowers on tapering spikes up to a foot long. The blooms rise just above dense, bushy mounds of soft blue-green leaves from mid to late spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter flowering, inflated seed pods turn black and stay attractive well into winter, and they can be dried for arrangements. At about four feet tall, it fills space like a shrub and lives for decades once established. It was named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2010 and holds an Award of Garden Merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTapering spikes up to 12 inches long of pea-shaped flowers in true indigo blue to blue-violet, held just above the foliage. Leaves are three-parted with soft, oval leaflets in blue-green, densely clothing the stems in a bushy, shrub-like mound. The plant is about 4 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. At peak bloom it is capped with many indigo spikes; later, 2 to 3 inch pods ripen from green to charcoal black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue false indigo shares lavender's love of sun and lean, well-drained soil, and its indigo spikes echo lavender's color a few weeks earlier, while its blue-green mound anchors the back of a lavender bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun to part shade in lean to average, well-drained soil; the deep taproot makes it drought tolerant once established. Hardy in USDA zones 3-9. Choose a permanent spot, since established plants do not like to be moved; expect a couple of seasons to settle in, and cut back in late fall or leave the seed pods for winter interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baptisia australis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indigo blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bushy, shrub-like mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 ft tall × 36 in–4 ft wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67722982228264,"sku":"GLLF-PER-24E522F3-72","price":387.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/false-indigo.jpg?v=1790864893","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/false-indigo-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}