Taxon

Baptisia australis

 
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Baptisia australis - False Indigo, Tall False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Golden Lupine, Golden Indigo, False Lupine, Blue False Indigo, Bastard Lupine
Image: Stirton, Charles - NBGW
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Common name: False Indigo, Tall False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Golden Lupine, Golden Indigo, False Lupine, Blue False Indigo, Bastard Lupine
Family: Fabaceae
Distribution: U.S.A.
Hardiness: (H7) Very hardy. < -20°C (USDA 6a-1)
Life form: Herbaceous perennial • Perlysiau lluosflwydd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Baptisia (bap-TIS-ee-uh): Derived from the Ancient Greek word bapto (to dip or immerse).
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: australis (aw-STRAL-iss): Of or from the south or Australia.
Dyfarniadau / Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description: Forms a clump to 1.2 metres, with grey-green, trifoliate leaves and erect, lupin-like racemes of violet-blue flowers, followed by inflated, dark grey pods.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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