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A nicely colored flower that generally does not last too long. However, it does attract bees and hummingbirds. Also, it is sometimes called Blue False Indigo, and Wild Indigo. A member of the legume family (Fabaceae) the cultivated version is usually Baptisia australis. These plants are growing in Kentucky.
I love these plants. They are a perennial plant in my garden . A pretty blue flower followed by black seed pods. I understand they have been used to make a dye .
"Baptisia Buds" by Patti Deters. Pastel purple buds of wild blue indigo (Baptisia australis) look delicate as the flowers grow straight and tall among soft green foliage of spring leaves. Baptisia are native to the Eastern and Midwest USA and flourish in sunny prairies and open woodlands. Whether you find it as a wildflower or cultivated in a garden, these perennial plants are romantic and beautiful. The sap from this plant can be used to create a blue dye, which is how it gets its common name of false indigo. Thank you for viewing this picture. If you like outdoor nature photography, you can purchase or just enjoy looking at more flowers and other plant-focused images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/baptisia-buds-patti-dete....
366: The 2016 Edition-Urban Nature
The left photo is Carlisle Avenue. It leads downtown. The lovely yellow flowers are on the New Mexican Broom. One of my favourite shrubs. The fragrance from those flowers is so beautiful. The middle photo is of a male Siamese cat that was in my garage. It ran away when I came outside. It seemed very friendly. Last photo is of the False Indigo. They are in bloom. I will take a closer photo of it later. It's gorgeous and smells heavenly!
2014 Photograph, False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa, Legume or Pea family, Fabaceae), Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia, © 2021.
Also called Desert False Indigo and Bastard Indigo-bush.
These baptisia are native to the midwest where we live. They are in the legume family, and are low maintenance but high yield of these pretty blue flowers in late spring, early summer. They help to fix nitrogen in the soil. The leaves are pretty all summer long, and in the fall, the plant produced pea pods which are dark colored and rattle in the autumn breeze.
These were planted in 2011.
June 18, 2019.
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Baptisa has beautiful green leaves all summer but they are particularly nice in spring.
May 24, 2017.
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The contrast between the orange and yellow fall colors of dwarf fothergilla (fothergilla gardenii) and the black of blue false indigo (Baptisia australis) is dramatic.
A unique, gorgeous (...and one of my favorite) additions to the early Summer gardens - Baptisia or "Blue False Indigo." They seem a bit exotic, but are actually native to the Eastern United States and will grow even in poor soil. As they mature, they seem more like small shrubs: 3-4 feet tall and similarly wide - with beautiful blue cascades of sweet-pea shaped flowers. And the bees and butterflies love them!
A "new" plant - apparently there are a lot of plants called "false indigo".
"Amorpha fruticosa L., false indigo bush, is a native woody leguminous shrub." It is being planted as wildlife cover. www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publication...
This is the first year I've noticed it.
I wish you could smell this plants perfume, it's beautiful. That's one reason I love it. Another reason I love it is because of it's color.... indigo the color between blue and violet. Baptisia, false indigo or wild indigo Attracts lots of beautiful butterflies and seems happy to grow almost anywhere in New Mexico.
Blooms are long gone but the backlit False Indigo foliage in the small butterfly garden on the walk trail caught my eye.
American bumblebee and false indigo; Morton Arboretum; Lisle, IL, USA; photographed by Christian Legan
She left me just like that, after all the good times we shared... As she buzzed away, I heard her sing, "Hello, I must be going!"