Baptisia sphaerocarpa Pollinator so that a mature shrub

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

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

The flowers are the second

has naturalized aggressively enough to be treated as a weed

is a handsome broadleaved evergreen of the rose family

Baptisia sphaerocarpa Pollinator so that a mature shrubBaptisia 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