
| Family Fabaceae |
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| Genus: Baptisia. Pea family (Fabaceae), notable for spike like clusters, late spring bloomer. |
| Photograph | Baptisia species 'variety'
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Baptisia alba variety macrophylla (Synonym: Baptisia leucantha) (additional image) Common Name: = White Wild Indigo (USDA). Native to Wisconsin (south). Native to Eastern US. Late spring perennial with white flowers. Grows to 36 to 48 inches. Grown in trial bed: P Grower: Heritage Flower Farm (Colgate, WI). |
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Baptisia australis (additional image) Common Name: = Blue Wild Indigo (USDA). Blue False Indigo (WI). Exotic to Wisconsin (scattered, south). Native to Eastern US. Late spring perennial with blue flowers. Grows to 36 to 48 inches. Grown in trial bed: P Grower: |
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Baptisia alba x australis 'Purple Smoke' (additional image) Common Name: = False Indigo. Exotic to Wisconsin. Naturally occuring hybrid native to Eastern US. Late spring perennial with light blue flowers. Cultivar 'Purple Smoke' was introduced by Rob Gardner (Chaple Hill, NC). Grows to 36 to 48 inches. Grown in trial bed: Shrub Grower: |
| Future image | Baptisia bracteata variety glabrescens Common Name: = Longbract Wild Indigo (USDA). Native to Wisconsin (south). Native to Eastern US. Late spring perennial with creme flowers. Flowers droop. Grows to 24 to 30 inches. Grown in trial bed: P Grower: |
| Future image | Baptisia cinerea 'Chocolate Chip' Common Name: = Grayhairy Wild Indigo (USDA). Exotic to Wisconsin. Native to Southeast US. Late spring perennial with yellow flowers. Grows to 24 to 30 inches. Grown in trial bed: B61 Grower: Plant Delights Nursery (NC). |
| Future image | Baptisia tinctoria Common Name: = Horsefly Weed (USDA). Native to Wisconsin (Columbia county). Native to Eastern US. Late spring perennial with yellow flowers. Grows to 24 to 30 inches. Grown in trial bed: Grower: |
| Future image | Baptisia sphaerocarpa Common Name: = Yellow Wild Indigo (USDA). Exotic to Wisconsin. Native to Southcentral US. Late spring perennial with yellow flowers. Grows to 36 to 48 inches. Grown in trial bed: P Grower: |
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