Decadence® Vanilla Cream False Indigo — Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream'

Decadence® Vanilla Cream False Indigo (Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream') is a truly distinguished native perennial that combines remarkable ornamental appeal with extraordinary ecological value — a compact, upright native perennial with foliage that emerges with a handsome bronze tone before maturing to cool grey-green, producing tall, stately racemes of profuse pastel yellow buds that open to elegant creamy vanilla flowers from late spring into summer, followed by large ornamental seedpods that blacken dramatically when ripe, providing structural interest well into fall. As a North American native hybrid, Vanilla Cream False Indigo is an outstanding butterfly host plant, supporting no fewer than five butterfly species — Frosted Elfin, Eastern Tailed Blue, Wild Indigo Duskywing, Clouded Sulfur, and Orange Sulfur. Once established, it develops a handsome shrub-like appearance and is highly drought tolerant. Best in full sun with acidic, well-drained soils. Note: foliage is mildly toxic to mammals if ingested. Hardy to Zone 4.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Drought-tolerant once established. Gains shrub-like appearance over time. Trim after bloom if needed. Foliage mildly toxic if ingested.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Purple Coneflower, Autumn Goldenrod, Butterfly Weed

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.