Baptisia australis, summer 2005.

Top left: blue-grey foliage, July 2005
Top right: flower detail
Bottom: view of plant in flower, June 2005

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Leaves of Baptisia australis, July 2005 Baptisia australis - flower detail, June 2005
Baptisia australis, June 2005

The foliage of this plant remains attractive through the summer, after its blue flowers in June. Christopher Lloyd, in Garden Flowers, describes it as 'a lupin with a pedigree, with clean lines and an elegant habit.'