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Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) is a wild flower that has been cultivated as a source of a blue-colored dye that is reminiscent of indigo dye.
It looks like a hardy version of sweet pea. This dense bush-like mass was about 3 feet (approx. 1 meter) in height and width, growing in a city alleyway. (The prettiest thing in the alley ).
Taken at Kent/MSU Extension Grand Ideas Garden in Grand Rapids
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Morning stroll in the prairie garden. Pentacon 29m 2.8 with a Fotodiox to Nikon F adaptor. False Indigo, Baptista, with a lovely pollinator visit from a bee.
In the pea family, this plant puts out a spike of tiny tightly wrapped purple petalled clusters of flowers with orange stamens, at this time of year. Here seen from the side in this macro image.
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Looking Close On Friday-Blossoming Trees
The False Indigo bush or shrub has really grown quite tall and has bloomed. This huge male Carpenter Bee was attracted to the sweet nectar in it's blossoms.