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Name
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Size
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Description
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Culture
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Price
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Baptisia australis
(Fabaceae)
Blue False Indigo
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3’ x 3’
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Racemes of blue-violet lupine-like flowers in early summer over handsome blue-green foliage. USA. indigo blue. USA
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S-P
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currently unavailable
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Baptisia australis v. minor
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18” x 18”
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More compact and smaller leaves than B. australis with lupine-like spires of violet-blue. Well adapted to low fertility soils and perhaps a better choice for the smaller garden. TX.
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S-P
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$6.00
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Baptisia leucophaea
Longbract Wild Indigo
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1-2’
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A spectacular specimen for the garden with finely pubescent thick stems that carry a drooping raceme of large creamy yellow pea flowers in May-June. Central USA.
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S-P-X
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Currently unavailable
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Baptisia spaerocarpa
Yellow Wild Indigo
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2-3’
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Spikes of glowing bright yellow flowers over a compact bundle of neat trifoliate blue-green foliage. MO.AR
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S-P-X
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currently unavailable
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Bellium bellidioides
(Asteraceae)
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1” x 6”
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Tiny round leaves form tight pads spreading by short stolons with cute tiny white daisies from mid summer to autumn. Mediterranean, in damp, shady habitats.
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P-T
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$5.00
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Bergeranthus artus
(Aizoaceae)
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2” x 3”
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The only night flowering species, with sunny yellow flowers above rosettes of succulent leaves. Opens fragrant flowers in late afternoon. Very special mesemb from S. Africa.
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T-S-F
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$5.00
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Bergeranthus katsburgensis
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3” x 5”
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A cute little succulent with bright yellow flowers over tight, spiky, olive-green rosettes. S. Africa.
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S-T-X
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$5.00
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Berkheya purpurea
(Asteraceae)
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15” x 12”
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A thistle with rosettes of large prickly green leaves with white cobwebby undersides and large mauve, daisy-like flowers with dark purple centers in summer. Fast growing and long lived, S. Africa.
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S-X
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Currently unavailable
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Bolanthus thymoides
(Caryophyllaceae)
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1” x 3”
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Small dense cushion and sprays of pretty pink flowers in summer. Turkey.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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Bolax glebaria
(Apiaceae)
Plastic Plant
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1/2” x 6”
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Tight glossy mats of stiff rosettes invite an exploratory touch and feature tiny yellow flowers in summer. Falkland Islands.
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P
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$6.00
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