Baptisia perfoliata | Catbells | Various

Baptisia perfoliata belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Baptisia This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Baptisia perfoliata does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Baptisia perfoliata so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Baptisia perfoliata catbells is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

Baptisia perfoliata can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 10 Fahrenheit. It prefers dry soils.

Baptisia perfoliata will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.

Baptisia perfoliata is a perennial.

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.