If someone asked me to design my idea of the “perfect” perennial, it would come pretty darned close to being this year’s selection for Perennial of the Year. Gorgeous purple-blue flowers, widely ...
As gardeners, we’re often on the lookout for low-maintenance plants with colorful flower displays. One such plant that fits that description, and is vastly underutilized in the landscape, is baptisia.
Blue provides a feeling of calmness and coolness. Finding plants with blue flowers creates a challenge. There are several ...
Gardeners are always looking for plants that require little upkeep and yet give a lot; ones that are disease resistant, have pretty flowers and ones that deer find distasteful. They also want a ...
Baptisia australis has been chosen 2010 perennial of the year by the Perennial Plant Association. Commonly known as blue false indigo, wild indigo or rattle weed, it's a member of the Fabaceae (bean ...
Tah dah! The votes are in, and the Perennial Plant Association of America has decided that the 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year is baptisia australis, false indigo. Its common name refers to the ...
The one plant that seems unaffected by all kinds of weather changes, like wet, cold springs and hot, dry summers is baptisia. I introduced it to my new pollinator garden last year. While my other ...
Gardeners are always looking for plants that require little and yet give a lot; ones that are disease resistant, have pretty flowers and ones that deer find distasteful. Well, I have just rediscovered ...
Gardeners are always looking for plants that require little and yet give a lot; ones that are disease resistant, have pretty flowers and ones that deer find distasteful. Well, I have just rediscovered ...