Blue False Indigo

When Clare retired nearly two years ago, her office gave her a [very generous] gift certificate to a local nursery. This is a recent acquisition, “Baptisia australis.” It's very cool how new leaves open up, but the flowers are a gorgeous blue.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Baptisia_australis&rank=binomial

1 year ago (“Convergence”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-05-09
2 years ago (“Before it opens…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-05-09
3 years ago (“Fowl weather”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-05-09
4 years ago (“Mother’s Day tulips”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-05-09

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[GaryW]

Stunning colors.

[Rick Schies]

A nice investment