Baptisia australis, a distinctive perennial with showy indigo blue  flowers carried on spikes up to 1 foot long. Dense bushy mounds of  soft blue green foliage. Blooms appear mid to late spring followed by 2-3 inch black seed pods which remainattractive well into winter and can be dried  for use in floral arrangements. Easy to grow  and will thrive with littlemaintenance. Baptisia is drought tolerant due to its tough, deep tap root. No serious pests or diseases are known to afflict this plant. Butterfly attractive and  deer resistant.

ORIGIN: Early Americans used as a substitute for true indigo from the West Indies which was used to make blue dyehence the name False Indigo. It was the first agricultural crop ever to be subsidized in America.
Check out an established specimen in our nursery yard.

Perennial gardening, like really any kind of gardening, is a 4 seasons, 5 senses experience. The anticipation builds when the snow starts to melt in late winter. We push the mulch aside to do some peeking, hoping that our investments have made it through safely.

In early spring we take the almost daily trip out to see what is rising and pushing it’s way through the soil.

Summer comes and our little bundles of pride and joy are growing bigger and stronger than the year before, blooming in all their proud glory.

Fall arrives, and even though the blooms may be spent, our plants are still giving us the joy they have all season long, with beautiful textures, and gorgeous fall colors.

As winter approaches, we tuck our babies into bed; cover them with their mulch comforters and wait, hoping again we are blessed with their dependability, and to see all their glory in the spring.