Baptisia megacarpa Mitchella topped for us in late

topped for us in late April with spikes of scrumptious dark blue flowers

Join Garden Curator Amanda Wilkins on a virtual walk through JLBG observing and collecting seeds

much slower in drier soils

dusty golden clump is topped in very late summer with 30" scapes of light lavender flowers

and after 20+ years

Baptisia megacarpa Mitchella topped for us in lateBaptisia megacarpa is one of the least known and rarest of the false indigo species. This native to a small region of Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle, is usually found on semi open floodplain ridges. In other words, it can tolerate both drought and flooding. Baptisia megacarpa has an arching habit to 4' tall x 6' wide, with sparse terminal clusters of pendant creamy flowers in late spring. Many seed grown plants offered commercially under