General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 36 - 60 inches
Plant Spread: 48 - 60 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Violet-purple with lemon-yellow keels
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 19011

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Trade name information:
Series: Prairieblues™
Cultivar name: 'Twilite'
Common names
  • Wild Indigo
  • False Indigo

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Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2019-06-16
#Polination Baptisia Bombus Brew
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-18
Baptisia Twilite Prairieblues with Carolina Moonlight in the back
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-18
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2012-0523
Location: West side of my yard
Date: June
It looks like the each flower has a little light underneath it!
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2019-08-16
Noticed that the seed pod arrangement is different vs the common
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-06-07
 6:32 pm. A beautiful and hardy perennial.
Location: Baker's Acres Nursery, Alexandria Ohio
Date: 2008-05-09
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-18
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2012-0523
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2012-0523
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2012-0523
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2013-0511
New spring growth.
Location: Medina, TN
Date: 2013-02-24
Baptisia 'Twilite' blooms
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-31
Baptisia 'Twilite', 2017, TWILITE PRAIRIE BLUES™ [False Indigo]

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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photo courtesy of Sunlight Gardens, www.sunlightgardens.com

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Comments:
  • Posted by clintbrown (Medina, TN - Zone 7b) on Feb 24, 2013 9:45 AM concerning plant:
    Nice plant and it is very hardy.
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 14, 2012 11:41 AM concerning plant:
    Dr. Jim Ault at the Chicago Botanic Garden introduced this outstanding Baptisia hybrid between B. australis (Blue Wild Indigo) and B. sphaerocarpa (yellow Baptisia). This one has 3 to 4 foot tall spikes of dark mahogany/violet flowers with yellow keels or bases. When in flower in late spring and early summer, it is loaded with flowers. As with other Baptisias, give this plant full sun and average to dry soil. It is long lived, drought tolerant, pest free, and colorful.
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