Blue False Hope Indigo

It has been three years since I planted the seeds of this perennial, blue false indigo, Baptisia australis. The greenery is delightful with its three-parted leaves reminding one of sweet clover.

Wild false indigo and its three-leaf habit.
Blue false indigo and its light green three-leaf habit.

The spikes of purple, pea-like flowers were less than spectacular, but still showed a deep purple that attracted hummingbirds for a brief time. Perhaps someone can clue me in as to the blooming habits of Baptisia spp.?

Spikes of purple attract hummingbirds to the flowers of wild false indigo.

Spikes of purple attract hummingbirds to the flowers of blue false indigo.

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