{"product_id":"grape-escape-false-indigo-bare-root-plant","title":"Grape Escape False Indigo - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrape Escape is an elegant false indigo with long, dusky purple flower spikes, each flower accented with a showy cream keel. It is taller and more free flowering than older grape-colored types, with deeper red-purple tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt blooms in late spring and grows three and a half to four feet tall, making a strong backdrop in borders, a meadow accent or a specimen. It is easy to grow, very long lived once established and deer resistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong, upright spikes 12 to 15 inches long of pea-shaped flowers in dusky red-purple, each with a contrasting cream keel, giving a two-tone look. Spikes rise on sturdy stems above the foliage. Leaves are three-parted with oval blue-green leaflets. The plant is an upright, shrub-like mound 42 to 48 inches tall and 32 to 38 inches wide. At peak bloom tall purple-and-cream spikes crown the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrape Escape shares lavender's need for sun and well-drained, lean soil, and its tall dusky purple spikes make a fitting backdrop that blooms just before lavender opens.\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 4-9. 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dusky red-purple with cream keels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, shrub-like mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42 in–4 ft tall × 32–38 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\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 Late-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\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\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775673893160,"sku":"GLLF-PER-2D3261E7-BR","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/grape-escape-false-indigo.jpg?v=1790864915","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/grape-escape-false-indigo-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}