Baptisia minor Melissa Blue Hardy Orchids starting in mid-March (NC)

starting in mid-March (NC)

Symphyotrichium 'Snow Flurry' received a 5 star rating from the Chicago Botanic Garden trials

8' tall x 12' wide

this form of Arisaema dracontium tops out at 3' tall

Baptisia minor Melissa Blue Hardy Orchids starting in mid-March (NC)(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