Baptisia australis | Blue False Indigo Kitchen towel and one to follow me

and one to follow me to my kitchen and garden

The one thing that determines when you prune will be the climate in your particular area

This elegant rhizomatous perennial is known for its beautiful and graceful arching stems of pendulant white tubular flowers that are tipped green at the base and hang from the undersides of the stem

thought and skill

The dahlia is back again and with the rise of the small-scale farmer florists

Baptisia australis | Blue False Indigo Kitchen towel and one to follow meAlso known as Blue False Indigo is a perennial herb native to central and eastern North America. Baptisia is a large, bush like plant that can grow up to 1 metre tall and has dense clusters of blue purple, pea like flowers that grow in spikes that can be up to 30 cm long. It blooms in summer and prefers full or partial shade and moist soil. The plant develops mostly below ground in its first few years, but the blooms become increasingly showy as the