Baptisia is a native plant that blooms in June. It thrives in the wild and excels in cultivated flower gardens.

Baptisia australis, commonly called blue false indigo, is an underused perennial in Midwestern gardens. It is low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, adaptable and easy to grow.

In the case of blue false indigo ( Baptisia australis) , the win is Perennial Plant of the Year. As has been the case since the program began in 1991, the award-winner has everything going for it.

The common name refers to its use by Native Americans and early settlers as a substitute for the true, and much superior, blue indigo dye plant of the West Indies Indigofera tinctoria.

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

I had planted one Baptisia Aurealis (Blue False Indigo) in April last year, and I already had one that had returned and bloomed from the previous year. However instead of staying green they ended ...

The Newtown Borough Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) is promoting new conservation efforts by the Homegrown National Park initiative, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch.  The initiative ...

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. Purple Smoke has gray ...

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The Perennial Plant Association has selected Blue False Indigo (Babtisia australis) as their Perennial Plant of the Year. This is a hardy perennial and grows 3-4 feet tall with an upright habit.