Baptisia Decadence® 'Lemon Meringue' False Indigo

Proven Winners® Baptisia Decadence® 'Lemon Meringue' brings bold structure and luminous color to the garden with lemon yellow blooms held on striking dark stems. This false indigo forms an upright vase shaped mound of attractive green foliage, creating a strong presence even before flowering begins. From late spring into early summer, long flower spikes rise above the foliage, delivering high contrast color that stands out clearly in borders and landscape plantings. As a 2026 Proven Winners National Landscape Perennial of the Year®, this selection is recognized for both beauty and dependable performance.

This baptisia is well suited for meadow plantings, mixed borders, and specimen use where its structure and seasonal interest can be fully appreciated. After flowering, ornamental seed pods extend visual appeal into fall, adding texture and movement to the garden. It pairs well with ornamental grasses, echinacea, and other sun loving perennials, creating layered plantings that evolve through the seasons.

Grow Baptisia Decadence® in full sun with average moisture and well drained soil. Once established, it is long lived and requires very little maintenance. Developed through extensive hybridizing work by breeder Hans Hansen using native Baptisia species from Texas and Oklahoma, this selection is part of the Decadence® series known for improved flower color and more compact habit.

SKU: 44813
Genus: Baptisia
Species: hybrid
Variety: 'Lemon Meringue'
Item Form: Bareroot
Size:
Bloom Color: Yellow
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Habit: Upright
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Dry, Moist, well-drained
Soil Type: Clay, Normal, loamy, Poor
Bloom Start: Late Spring
Bloom End: Early Summer
Uses:

• Beds
• Border
• Cut Flowers

Special Features:

• Bird Lovers
• Bloom First Year
• Butterfly Lovers
• Easy Care Plants
• Flower
• Hummingbird Lovers
• Native
• Award Winner

Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
State Shipping Restrictions: GU, PR, VI