is it safe to smoke lavender flower Baptisia Purple Smoke

is it safe to smoke lavender flower Baptisia Purple SmokeBaptisia Purple Smoke is an upright native perennial featuring clover like gray green foliage set against striking charcoal stems. In mid spring, slightly arching racemes of smoky lavender flowers rise well above the foliage, creating a soft, misty effect that stands out in any garden. After blooming, the flowers develop into large seedpods that turn black when ripe, adding long lasting ornamental interest. Purple Smoke is a tough, drought tolerant

Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ is an upright native perennial featuring clover-like gray-green foliage set against striking charcoal stems. In mid-spring, slightly arching racemes of smoky lavender flowers rise well above the foliage, creating a soft, misty effect that stands out in any garden.

After blooming, the flowers develop into large seedpods that turn black when ripe, adding long-lasting ornamental interest. ‘Purple Smoke’ is a tough, drought-tolerant plant that thrives in dry to average, well-drained acidic soils.

With abundant blooms, this Baptisia is an excellent choice for pollinators and butterflies, making it a beautiful and beneficial addition to native landscapes. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance plant. Prefers acidic soils but can grow in neutral or alkaline soils.  Can take poor or rocky soils and is drought tolerant but soils must drain well. Gains a more shrub-like appearance after established if not pruned. Plants may grow taller in shade, which may require staking.  If need to trim back do so after bloom.  

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower,  Bee Balm, Meadow Sage

IMAGES: normanack, Baptisia Purple Smoke (1), CC BY 2.0, (2) normanack, Baptisia Purple Smoke, CC BY 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.