Baptisia x variicolor PRAIRIEBLUES™ Twilite (PP19011) adds to the array of Baptisia flower colors developed by Dr. Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden. TWILITE PRAIRIEBLUES™ has deep purple buds which open to smoky violet-purple flowers with lemon yellow keels. The long-lasting flowers appear on upright spikes in late spring about 1-2 weeks later than STARLITE PRAIRIEBLUES™ from late spring into early summer.  Charcoal black seed pods add visual interest to the fall landscape. 

This is a fairly large selection of Baptisia, so be sure to give it plenty of room to grow.  It is an unusually robust and vigorous selection that matures quickly in the landscape.  3 year old plants can have 100 or more flowering stems!  The blue-green, trifoliate foliage remains beautiful all season long, making this plant a terrific backdrop for other flowering perennials in the landscape. 

A Northern Sunset Perennial, it prefers any, dry to well-drained soil in full sun to part sun.

Image courtesy of Walters Gardens