Remove all packaging straight away. Check the compost and water thoroughly if dry, then place the plants outdoors in a sheltered position or in a greenhouse.
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Baptisia
'Lemon Meringue'
false indigo
Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' is a beautifully composed false indigo, bringing a refined play of colour and structure to the sunny border. Upright, dark stems rise with quiet confidence from neat clumps of blue-green foliage, each leaf held in those pleasing sets of three that make Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' look tidy even before the flowers appear. In late spring to early summer, deep purple buds gather like ink drops before opening into soft yellow blooms, a delicious contrast that gives this perennial its pudding-worthy name. Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' has a natural elegance without feeling precious, suiting relaxed prairie-style planting as happily as a more curated cottage garden scheme.
Once the flowers fade, Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' continues to earn its place with handsome black seed pods, adding texture and a touch of drama to the border. This is the sort of herbaceous perennial that appreciates patience, settling in to form a long-lived, drought-tolerant clump that asks for little once established. Pair Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' with ornamental grasses, salvias, echinacea or airy umbellifers for a planting that feels luminous, layered and quietly sophisticated. Loved by pollinators and wonderfully low fuss, Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' is a sunny-border stalwart with just enough mischief in its colouring to keep things interesting.
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Check each plant’s specifications. Hardy perennials can remain outdoors, while half-hardy and tender varieties should be kept frost-free until the risk of frost has passed.
Plant within a month, preferably sooner. Choose a suitable position, remove weeds and loosen the soil thoroughly, adding compost or well-rotted organic matter where needed.
Gently remove the plant from its pot and plant with the root ball level with the soil surface. Firm gently, water well and add a plant label.
Water regularly until established and whenever the soil feels dry during spring and summer. Feed container-grown plants fortnightly during active growth to encourage healthy flowering.
- Botanical name
- Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' (Decadence Series)
- Flower colour
- Purple, yellow
- Established height
- 1.2-1.5m
- Established spread
- 70cm-1m
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Half hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant size
- 9cm root ball
- Plant spacing
- 9 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
-
Damp
Free draining
Dry - Soil type
-
Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Coastal gardens
Large containers
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
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Partial shade
Dappled shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 2-3 years
Pollinator-friendly
Perennial
Drought tolerant
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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