Racemes of blue-violet lupine-like flowers in early summer over handsome blue-green foliage. USA. indigo blue. USA
S-P
currently unavailable
Baptisia australis v. minor
18” x 18”
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.
S-P
$5.00
Baptisia leucophaea
Longbract Wild Indigo
1-2’
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.
S-P-X
$6.00
Baptisia spaerocarpa
Yellow Wild Indigo
2-3’
Spikes of glowing bright yellow flowers over a compact bundle of neat trifoliate blue-green foliage. MO.AR
S-P-X
$6.00
Bellium bellidioides
(Asteraceae)
1” x 6”
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.
P-T
$5.00
Berkheya purpurea
(Asteraceae)
15” x 12”
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.
S-X
Currently unavailable
Bolax glebaria
(Apiaceae)
Plastic Plant
1/2” x 6”
Tight glossy mats of stiff rosettes invite an exploratory touch and feature tiny yellow flowers in summer. Falkland Islands.
