Baptisia minor Melissa Blue Trachystemon The specific epithet commemorates the

The specific epithet commemorates the eccentric English gardener/plantswoman Ellen Ann Willmott (1858-1934)

Dryopteris goldieana is one of the largest of the US native (Minnesota south to Alabama) evergreen wood ferns

a vigorous grower and one you will recognize from all the others

Once planted

Each leaf is similar in appearance to H

Baptisia minor Melissa Blue Trachystemon The specific epithet commemorates the(syn: Baptisia australis var. minor A1T 002) If you have only grown Baptisia australis, then you've missed one of the best blue flowered members of the genus Baptisia. Baptisia minor is its little known cousin that's actually superior to Baptisia australis in garden value. Take a Baptisia australis and shrink the leaves and plant by about half, attach an 18 24" flower spike atop the clump, which is loaded with blue lavender flowers from mid April