Carolina Moonlight (Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight') - yellow flowers, illustrated plant card

Carolina Moonlight

Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'

Carolina Moonlight blooms from May through June.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
May–Jun
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
3.9 ft × 3.3 ft
Type
Perennial
Verification

Everything this page states about the plant was checked against named botanical sources, the bloom months and the water need among them, with what the sources could not settle written down.

Growing Carolina Moonlight

Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–9. Expect it to reach about 3.9 ft tall and 3.3 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years.

When to plant Carolina Moonlight

Plant Carolina Moonlight in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 9 range, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from May to June.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in March.

The False Indigo family

One of 8 in the False Indigo family. Same plant, same care.

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