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Baptisia Aurora

Common Name: Baptisia

Botanical Name: Baptisia

Variety: Aurora

Blossom Color: Yellow/Purple

Bloom Time: May-Jun

Zone: 4 to 8

Exposure: Sun or part Sun

Mature Height: 42-48"

Mature Width: 36-48"

Notes: This yellow to purple bicolor is a Creek Hill introduction, found as a seedling in our own trial garden. Each flower emerges warm yellow and slowly becomes suffused with rose-purple as it ages. 'Aurora' has a remarkable habit for a Baptisia, with a stature that is more upright than wide. Flowers bloom on very tall spikes showing off the full color transition. Deer resistant. Bee and butterfly beneficial.