Blooming in May in full sun, Baptisia 's tall spikes of purpley-blue, white or yellow flowers up to 4 feet high stand up on their own - no staking required, and thank goodness because I can't be ...

Many types of Baptisia B. alba, white false indigo, and B. australis, blue false indigo, are the most commonly found species in the horticultural trade.

View full size Photos/Lee Gugliada Blue Baptisia australis, Plant of the Year 2010, grows best in full sun.The blossoms of this ornamental perennial closely resemble those of lupines.

1. Blue False Indigo A long-lived perennial, false indigo (Baptisia australis) plants are among the best dark blue flowers for native gardens.

Blue false indigo, with the botanical name Baptisia australis, is a lovely shrub that blooms in the late spring in zones 3-9 in full sun or part shade. It grows about 4 feet tall and as wide and ...

Baptisia australis (aka blue false indigo, wild indigo and baptisia) has been named the 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association (perennialplant. org).

Gorgeous purple-blue flowers, widely adaptable, native, well-behaved, relatively pest-free, and long-lived garden plant all describe Baptisia australis, which was named the Perennial Plant of 2010 by ...

Ask the Master Gardener: Blue false indigo not the preferable food for deer and rabbits Baptisia can act as a shrub, or make an excellent addition to a perennial border or cottage garden.

Gardeners on the lookout for low-maintenance, disease-resistant, deer-resistant plants with beautiful flowers, consider Baptisia, known as wild indigo.