Beautiful Work Baptisia False Indigo
In spring this native to the North American prairies bears spikes of pea-shaped indigo blue flowers resembling Lupines.
Baptisia false indigo. False Indigo provides an arresting presence in the garden. Grows best in full sun and average to poor well-drained soil. By late June it has transformed into a beautiful five foot flowering perennial.
False Indigo Flowers Members of the Fabaceae or pea family false indigo flowers distinctive pea-like blossoms also come in white Baptisia alba and yellow Baptisia tinctoria as well as the more widely known blue Baptisia australis. Baptisia Screamin Yellow a top performer in a recent four-year study of the perennial also known as false indigo. Several species of Baptisia can be found growing in the wild from the Midwest to the East Coast as far south as Texas and as far north as Ontario Canada.
Until this year baptisias Baptisia also known as false indigos wouldnt have made it onto my list of favorite perennials. Mount Cuba Center Much of the hybridizing has been focused on producing garden. Attractive seed pods in early summer follow the flowers.
47 rows False Indigo Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis is Native to Texas and other States. Baptisia or false indigo is one of those resilient native plants you can count on to bloom and thrive for decades. Baptisia is exceptionally long-lived so choose a good shrub-sized space and enjoy its carefree nature.
Decadence Deluxe Pink Truffles Baptisia hybrid USPP 26588 Can 5333. It grows from 3 to 5 feet tall and with its showy blue flowers it is a spring highlight. It is also called false or wild indigo.
In addition to it being long lived baptisia also provides a long season of interest beginning in spring and lasting well into fall. Cultivars of native false indigo Baptisia fill all of those needs and more. The foliage isnt all that exciting during the rest of the year.