(Image Courtesy of Walters Gardens) `Burgundy Blast’ bursts out of the ground in early spring with rich green fern-like foliage and soon becomes decorated with spires of deep purple-yellow accented flowers. The flowers are relatively long lasting, lead to interesting pea-pod fruit, and adorn this herbaceous shrub-like, bee-supporting nativar during mid to late spring.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Shrubby
Max Height:
3½'
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
3½' to 4'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#2 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Moderate Area
Salt Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Butterflies
Bees
Large Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Controls Erosion
Native Cultivar
Features
Spires of deep purple-yellow accented flowers lead to interesting pea-pod fruit.
Landscape Value
Herbaceous shrub-like, bee-supporting nativar.
Care
Watering:
`Burgundy Blast' False Indigo is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
`Burgundy Blast' False Indigo needs little fertilizer, but benefits from a single springtime or fall topdressing (about 1 inch deep) of organic compost or well rotted leaves. Alternatively, a springtime application of a slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet.
Pruning:
`Burgundy Blast' False Indigo sets its flower buds in summer, and any pruning should be conducted in April, immediately after winter.
