Above, baptisia stands tall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center Âand Botanical Garden in Livingston. Baptisia plants are slow growers and normally won’t need to be divided for about 10 or more years.

Some are neat and tidy and fit well into a conventional perennial garden. False indigo, Baptisia sp., is one example of how a wild plant can be used in a cultivated situation.

My choice for a long-lasting native perennial is Baptisia alba. What a great plant. When it has decided it likes living with you (it takes about three years to bloom), it will leap out of the soil ...

Baptisia is May’s Plant of the Month. Here’s how to grow it by: Donna Hayes Posted: May 15, 2025 / 08:54 AM EDT Updated: May 15, 2025 / 08:54 AM EDT ...

Hummingbird Mint, Agastache The common name really says it all. If you adore hummingbirds (who doesn’t) and want more (you betcha) to visit your garden, then consider adding some Agastache to ...

Although agastache already boasts a very long flowering period -- usually until frost -- plants will be stronger and more floriferous if you cut back flower stalks as flowers fade. An organic ...

If someone asked me to design my idea of the “perfect” perennial, it would come pretty darned close to being this year’s selection for Perennial of the Year. Gorgeous purple-blue flowers, widely ...

These "Lemon Meringue" Baptisia are located in a sunny spot in Betty Montgomery's garden on a little slope where they get good drainage. Once established, they do not require as much water and can ...