has naturalized aggressively enough to be treated as a weed
The value lies in nuance rather than extravagance
grandiflorum is one of the latest to bloom and the largest-flowered
spreading habit and strong horizontal branching that make the plant read more as living groundwork than as an upright shrub
the spiny native trees and shrubs that give those woodlands their character
Baptisia sphaerocarpa Pollinator has naturalized aggressively enough toBaptisia sphaerocarpa, yellow wild indigo, is the sunny member of the wild indigo clan, a tough, rounded native perennial topped in spring with short, dense spikes of clear bright yellow, pea like flowers over fresh blue green foliage. Compact and shrubby, the plant brings strong color and structure to a sunny border. Native to the south central United States, from Texas north through the prairies, yellow wild indigo is built for heat and lean, dry