General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 36 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 48 - 60 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Blue Violet
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Trade name information:
Series: Prairieblues™
Cultivar name: 'Blue Mound'
Common names
  • Blue Wild Indigo

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-30
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-30
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-30
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Interlochen, MI
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Wow! by chelle May 31, 2012 2:22 PM 1

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