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Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range. [ 5 ]
Removing these blooms before seeds form encourages the plant to produce more flowers and promotes growth in general. Deadheading can be done one or two times a week.
Flower stalk of Baptisia australis. Baptisia, commonly referred to as wild indigo or false indigo, represents a diverse genus within the legume family, Fabaceae.These flowering herbaceous perennials exhibit an array of characteristics, including pea-like flowers, blooming in the spring that eventually mature into pods, occasionally displaying an inflated form.
They are commonly known as false indigo. The name Amorpha means "deformed" or "without form" in Greek and was given because flowers of this genus only have one petal, unlike the usual "pea-shaped" flowers of the Faboideae subfamily.
Baptisia bracteata, otherwise known as longbract wild indigo, [1] long-bract wild indigo, long-bracted wild indigo, plains wild indigo, [2] cream false indigo, [3] or cream wild indigo, [4] is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Fabaceae (bean) family that is native to the central and eastern United States.
Amorpha fruticosa is a perennial shrub. [4] It grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 m (16 or 20 ft) in height and spread to twice that in width. It is somewhat variable in morphology.
Baptisia alba, commonly called white wild indigo or white false indigo, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native in central and eastern North America, [ 1 ] and is typically found in open woodland areas and prairies with tall grasslands.
Amorpha nana (dwarf indigo, dwarf indigobush, [3] dwarf false indigo, fragrant indigo-bush, fragrant false indigo, dwarf wild indigo) is a 1–3-foot (30–91 cm) tall perennial shrub in the Pea family which is native to North America. It has vibrant green pinnate leaves and clusters of purple flowers. The fruits are small pods.