Baptisia australis
Blue Indigo
Easy to grow, these North American natives have striking, pea-shaped white, blue or yellow flowers. Freshly cut blossoms and dried seed pods make excellent flower arrangements.
Baptisia australis
False Blue Indigo
Blue spikes of pea-shaped flowers resemble the tall racemes of lupines in May and early June. A slow to mature, but very rewarding native garden perennial.
Baptisia australis - How to Grow and Care for False or Wild Blue Indigo
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Baptisia australis (False blue indigo, Plains false indigo)
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Botanical name: Baptisia australis Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
Blue false indigo is an upright perennial which typically grows 3-4' tall and occurs in rich woods, thickets and along streambanks.
Baptisia australis
also known as Baptisia minor - Blue false indigo
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Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo grows wild in Connecticut, but it is not clear whether it is truly native to Connecticut, or whether it escaped from gardens. It is definitely native farther south and west.
Baptisia australis AGM: 1.5m x 60cm (5ft x 24in)
Euphorbia: Height and spread variable according to cultivar
Eryngium: Height and spread variable according to cultivar
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Baptisia australis: The species is sometimes called by the synonym B. caerulea. Blue false indigo is the common name. B. minor is a synonym for a short western variety.
Baptisia australis and cultivars
Upright plant with lupine-like, bright flowers that can reach 3' in height. The flower stalks rise a foot above plants and bloom in early summer.
Baptisia australis (False Indigo, Wild Indigo)
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' (Purple Smoke Indigo)
Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid-Tree)
Bauhinia forficata (Brazilian Orchid-Tree)
Bauhinia galpinii (Red Bauhinia, Pride of De Kaap, African plume) ...
Baptisia australis: 6,
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' syn. 'Stricta': 7,
Chelone obliqua: 8,
Cimicifuga racemosa: 9,
C. r. 'Brunette': 10,
Crambe cordifolia: 11,
Dictamnus albus: 12,
Echinops sphaerocephalus: 13, ...
Baptisia australis
Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips'
Clematis integrifolia
Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
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The most commonly grown baptisias is Baptisia australis. While Baptisia australis is certainly a garden worthy plant, it is far from being the star of the genus.
Gardeners have long appreciated false indigo, both the blue-flowered (Baptisia australis) and white-flowered (B. alba) kinds of these hardy perennials.
 See also: Baptisia, Green, Indigo, May, False Indigo
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