Gardening With False Indigo

The False Indigo is a charming and easy-to-manage perennial to provide a pop of beauty and color to your yard. It has beautiful blue, purple or yellow flowers and a pretty foliage, it is also a favorite among the gardeners and landscapers. We'll figure out how you can use it in your landscaping to create an awesome outdoor room.

False Indigo Is A Compact Plant

Choice and Placement: Choose a plant for your landscaping project based on the space, amount of sunlight, and soil. It likes full sun, although it will do with some shade. It also works in moist soils, growing well in beds, borders, or naturalized planting sites. Don't be too close to the growing plant, which grows 3-4 feet and 3 feet.

Garden Beds and Borders: It is great in gardens beds and borders and will add texture and color. : Plant it as a backdrop or in groups along with other perennials such as coneflowers, black-eyed Susan's or ornamental grasses. The contrasting color and height of these plants will make them look beautiful throughout the season.

Naturalized Zones: If you have large patch of land or field you can naturalize the area. Plant it in drifts or masses so that the plants will be unified with the land. False Indigo has long taproots and will tolerate drought well in naturalized habitat that receives less irrigation.

False Indigo Is Perfect For Butterfly and Pollinator Gardens

It also draws different kinds of pollinators like butterflies, bees, hummingbirds etc. Add it to a butterfly or pollinator garden to give food and habitat to these beneficial animals and make your garden look great. Serve it with other native flowers, which pollinators love: milkweed, bee balm, goldenrod.

Fake Indigo is Perfect For Soil Looseness. Erosion Control: Because it is deeply rooted, it will stabilize soil and prevent erosion on slopes or run-off areas. : Plant it where soil erosion will be the lowest, such as in a high or low place.

Cut Flower Gardens: The blooms of this plant are perfect for the cut flower gardens. - The long spikes of flowers are cut and placed in bouquets, or admired indoors in a vase. Remove the flowers when they are half open for an extended vase life and put them in a container filled with fresh water.

Container Planting: Commonly used in larger gardens, but also very well can be grown in containers. Choose a deep, heavy-duty container and drain well. Pair it with similar plants such as sedums, creeping thyme or decorative grasses for a striking container garden.

How To Care For False Indigo

False Indigo is a simple plant to care for that can use a few simple tricks. Water is poured into it, time and again, until it has a healthy root system. It's drought-tolerant once installed. Leave flowers deadheaded when they are finished to help them bloom again. Cut back the stems at the first signs of spring to bring forth new shoots.