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 ...

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.

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 ...

Brighten your garden with companion plants that bring year-round interest next to blue false indigo. These eye-catching combinations offer a dynamic landscape.

Baptisia australis, blue false indigo, forms a mound of bluish green foliage and blooms with spikes of one-inch blue flowers. There are many new cultivars on the market.