Latin Name:
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

Common Name:
False Indigo

Description:
Perennial Flower ~ Sun to Part Shade ~ 3' - 4' x 3' - 4'  ~ early summer ~ dusty purple legume-like flowers ~ charcoal-green stems ~ does not like lime ~ blue-green foliage ~ shrub-like ~ attractive black seedpods ~ has a vertical, upright form ~ extremely vigorous and very long lived ~ ATTRACTS BUTTERFLIES ~ a tough, drought tolerant native

Optimal Care:
After flowering cut back plants by one third.  This prevents flopping and maintains a neat appearance.  The disadvantage of this is that you will not get the beautiful black seed pods.  Plants may be cut back to the ground in late fall or spring.

Zone 3