The lacy foliage and spectacular summer flowers bring an exotic
the way these low limbs pool at the foot of taller things rather than competing with them
slow-growing shrub or small tree from the mountain woodlands of northeastern Mexico
three to five feet in time and a little wider
sun-warmed scent of the Mediterranean maquis
Baptisia alba Groundcover Shrubs The lacy foliage and spectacularBaptisia alba, white wild indigo, is a striking native perennial of tall spires of white, pea like flowers over deep blue green foliage. Native to the eastern and central United States, the species carries a rich history as a dye plant, used by Native American peoples and early settlers as a substitute for true indigo, and the genus name, from the Greek bapto, to dip, records that role. Beyond the beauty, white wild indigo fixes nitrogen to enrich the