Burgundy Blast False Indigo

Burgundy Blast is a vigorous false indigo with upright stems, dark blue-green leaflets, and late-spring flowers in deep wine-purple shades. The long-lived clump adds substantial structure to a sunny border or meadow and develops dark seed pods after flowering. ## Flowers and form The [Walters Gardens profile](https://www.waltersgardens.com/variety.php?ID=BAPBU), which identifies the cultivar and its breeder, gives a mature size of 3–3.5 feet tall and wide and describes purple flowers over very dark blue-green foliage. Its [plant patent](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP34689P2/en) describes six- and ten-year-old plants, about 105 cm tall and 108 cm wide at maturity, and flowers beginning in late May in Michigan for roughly two weeks. The keel can show yellow tones, while the flower reads overall as dark wine-purple. Flower timing shifts with climate. ## Siting Grow in full sun for a sturdy, floriferous plant; it tolerates light shade. Baptisia prefers well-drained, poor-to-average soil and develops a deep root system. The breeder notes moderate drought tolerance after establishment and advises leaving mature clumps in place. Use it as a specimen, in a border, or in a meadow planting. ## Maintenance Keep new plants watered while roots establish, then water less often as the deep roots develop. Avoid repeatedly moving or dividing the clump. If a smaller outline is needed, the breeder recommends light pruning after bloom; retain some stems if you want the fall seed pods. Remove dormant stems in winter or early spring without damaging emerging shoots.