Baptisia arachnifolia Pellaea carefully placed spines

carefully placed spines

This distinctive clump of wide but sharply tapered leaves is topped in midsummer with medium lavender flowers

evergreen leaves compose a slowly offsetting clump

the clumps burst into bloom with axillary flowers that resemble fuzzy orange golf balls

We had seen several populations of the little-known Southeast native Yucca louisianensis as we botanized the gulf coast states

Baptisia arachnifolia Pellaea carefully placed spinesThis spectacular 2018 Plant Delights JLBG introduction occurred under the cover of darkness one warm, sultry summer night, when our clumps of the endangered Baptisia arachnifera and a nearby Baptisia simplicifolia got a bit frisky outside our bedroom window. Our ten year old clump has matured at 3. 5' tall x 5' wide, adorned with silvery grey leaves, and topped, starting for us in early July with short spikes of bright yellow flowers a true showpiece