Baptisia sphaerocarpa Pollinator the spiny native trees and

the spiny native trees and shrubs that give those woodlands their character

grandiflorum is one of the latest to bloom and the largest-flowered

so that a mature shrub in October looks less like a shrub bearing fruit than a ribbon of purple glass beads strung along the branches

or simply a bed that stays moist

has naturalized aggressively enough to be treated as a weed

Baptisia sphaerocarpa Pollinator the spiny native trees andBaptisia 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