Prairieblues™ False
Indigo 'Solar Flare'
Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
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Height: 3-4 feet
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Spread: 4-4.5 feet
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Bloom Time: June
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Bloom: pea like blossoms open lemon
yellow then take on a rusty orange blush as they age
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Light: full sun
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Soil: well drained;
tolerates range of soil conditions
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Moisture: dry to medium;
drought tolerant
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Use: specimen,
cottage gardens, cut flowers; attracts butterflies
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Care: extensive root
system, do not move once established; cut to 4-6 inches when foliage blackens
with cold
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems.
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: tall,
vase-shaped mound of grey green foliage; can be slow to establish but will
reach shrub-like proportions; vigorous and long-lived; deer and rabbit
resistant; salt tolerant
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Supplier: Klehm's Song
Sparrow Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G070
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