Lupins Disease

Lupins Disease

Lupins Disease

The Perennial Plant Association is a horticultural trade organization that chooses a perennial plant winner every year. It was an ornamental grass last year; for 2010, it is a flower called Baptisia australis.

Baptisia australis is a North American native plant that can be used by native plant enthusiasts in wildflower gardens. A description of this blue false indigo offers clues why perennial plant professionals voted it a winner.

Spring Flowering Perennial

Baptisia australis is a spring flowering shrub-sized perennial often used as a background plant. It develops into a 3’ – 4’ tall perennial with an upright habit within three years. Baptisia is hardy from zones 3 – 9.