U.S. National Arboretum Funds provided through grant support from the Northeastern IPM Center, US-EPA Region III, and University of Maryland Extension. Project developed by Mary Kay Malinoski and David L. Clement, University of Maryland Extension. We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the horticulturists from: U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Botanic Garden, Longwood Gardens, Department of Horticulture at Cornell University, Brookside Gardens, University of Maryland Extension, Audubon International, and the Northeast Community IPM Network. Posters and illustrations designed by mmgraph llc. Not for Resale Baptisia australis False indigo Scientific Name: Baptisia australis Common Name: False indigo Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Habit: 2-3 feet tall by 3 feet wide Growth Rate: Slow to medium Form: Large perennial Foliage: Leaves divided into 3 segments with a grayish to blue green appearance Flowers: Flower spikes of pea-like blue flowers, long lasting spring through early summer, seed pods are brown to black and persist on plant until fall, can be used in dried arrangements Site Requirements: Prefers full sun, will tolerate partial shade, needs good drainage Description: A very hardy and tolerant perennial for the urban landscape Other Species: B. alba–white flowers B. tinctoria–yellow flowers Cultivars: B. australis ‘Big Ben’, taller with blue flower stems B. ‘Purple Smoke’, hybrid between B. australis and B. alba with nearly black stems and violet flowers B. Prairieblues™ series includes the cultivars ‘Midnite’, ‘Twilite’, ‘Starlite’ and ‘Solar Flare’ that offer a greater variety of colors and extended bloom period. Native to large areas of the U.S., very reliable, heat tolerant, drought tolerant with few pests, several colors available with long lasting flowers LOW MAINTENANCE PLANTS WITH FEW PEST PROBLEMS The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org Steve Dubik, Landscape Department Coordinator, Montgomery College, Germantown, MD John McMillian, Almostedenplants.com/ Darel Hess, Bioimages, Vanderbilt University

Native to large areas of the U.S., very reliable, heat ...€¦ · ‘Twilite’, ‘Starlite’ and ‘Solar Flare’ that offer a greater variety of colors and extended bloom period

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U.S. National Arboretum

Funds provided through grant support from the Northeastern IPM Center, US-EPA Region III, and University of Maryland Extension. Project developed by Mary Kay Malinoski and David L. Clement, University of Maryland Extension. We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the horticulturists from: U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Botanic Garden, Longwood Gardens, Department of Horticulture at Cornell University, Brookside Gardens, University of Maryland Extension, Audubon International, and the Northeast Community IPM Network. Posters and illustrations designed by mmgraph llc. Not for Resale

Baptisia australis False indigo

Scientific Name: Baptisia australis

Common Name: False indigo

Hardiness Zones: 3-8

Habit: 2-3 feet tall by 3 feet wide

Growth Rate: Slow to medium

Form: Large perennial

Foliage: Leaves divided into 3 segments with agrayish to blue green appearance

Flowers: Flower spikes of pea-like blue flowers, long lasting spring through early summer, seed pods are

brown to black and persist on plant until fall, can be used in dried arrangements

Site Requirements: Prefers full sun, will tolerate partial shade, needs good drainage

Description: A very hardy and tolerant perennial for the urban landscape

Other Species:B. alba–white flowersB. tinctoria–yellow flowers

Cultivars:B. australis ‘Big Ben’, taller with blue flower stemsB. ‘Purple Smoke’, hybrid between B. australis and B. alba with nearly black stems and violet flowersB. Prairieblues™ series includes the cultivars ‘Midnite’, ‘Twilite’, ‘Starlite’ and ‘Solar Flare’ that offer a greater variety of colors and extended bloom period.

Native to large areas of the U.S., very reliable, heat tolerant, drought tolerant with few pests, several colors available with long lasting flowers

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