Baptisia alba var. macrophylla

The tall white pea-flowered spikes of Baptisia alba var. macrophylla appear in May and June. Black peapods add interest into the fall and winter. A very long lived perennial.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 5

Baptisia australis

Blue False Indigo, also known as Redneck Lupine, has blue pea-like flowers in May and June, A long-lived perennial. 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year. All Baptisias are very roadside salt tolerant and dry site tolerant.

H: 40 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia sphaerocarpa

The yellow pea-shaped flower spikes of Baptisia sphaerocarpa appear in mid summer over disease resistant green foliage. Clump is long lived and increases in size every year.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia tinctoria

H: 30 Inches  ·   S: 30 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Baptisia x 'American Goldfinch' PP30478

Long spikes of bright yellow pea-shaped flowers above neat green foliage in late spring and early summer. A problem-free long-lived perennial with a long bloom period.

H: 40 Inches  ·   S: 60 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Blue Bubbly' PP33234

18" purple blue flower spikes above green pea-like foliage in late spring and early summer. Deer resistant and a very long-lived perennial.

H: 48 Inches  ·   S: 40 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Blueberry Sundae' PP23891

Indigo blue flower spikes over blue green foliage in late spring and early summer. A somewhat more compact form.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 30 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Cherries Jubilee' PP23907

Maroon buds mature to maroon and yellow pea-shaped flowers on compact spikes over blue green leaves. Blooms late spring to mid summer, becoming more yellow as flowers age.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Dark Chocolate' PP30659

Charcoal purple flower spikes held above a green compact plant in late spring followed by dark round seedheads. Deer resistant and very long-lived.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Lemon Meringue' PP24280

Decedence® 'Lemon Meringue' is a new introduction from Hans Hansen's extensive breeding program. The lemon yellow pea-shaped flowers are held on tall charcoal colored stems above bluish green foliage. A tough, long lived native perennial, Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' is a colorful addition to the back of perennial borders as well as an excellent candidate for prairie gardens and dry meadows. Decadence® Lemon Meringue is drought tolerant, deer resistant and long blooming.

H: 46 Inches  ·   S: 48 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Pink Truffles' PP26588

Soft pink pea-shaped flowers cover tall green stems in late spring. Extremely long lived and deer resistant.

H: 54 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Sparkling Sapphires'

Violet blue flower spikes above clean green foliage in late spring and early summer. Lots of showy flowers on a more compact plant.

H: 30 Inches  ·   S: 30 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® 'Vanilla Cream' PP25663

Decadence® 'Vanilla Cream' False Indigo has 10" spikes of vanilla pea-shaped flowers in May and June. The petioles are dark gray, making an attractive contrast to the opening flowers. The clean disease free foliage matures to grayish green in summer, making a wide clump topped by dark charcoal round seedheads. Baptisias are very long lived perennials and are useful in the back of mixed borders as well as in meadows. From Hans Hansen's Decadence® series.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 42 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x Decadence® Deluxe 'Pink Lemonade'

Soft yellow buds mature to raspberry pink over green foliage and charcoal stems. Blooms from late spring to mid summer, with round gray seed capsules in fall.

H: 48 Inches  ·   S: 48 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Baptisia x 'Ivory Towers' PP26827

H: 48 Inches  ·   S: 24 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Begonia grandis

Showy, pendulous clusters of fragrant pink flowers appear from July to October, adding color to woodland sites and gardens with deep shade and rich, organic soil.

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 24 Inches  ·   Zone: 6

Belamcanda chinensis 'Freckle Face'

2" bright orange flowers with abundant red freckles are held above green sword-like leaves in late summer. The seedheads look like blackberries and are showy from fall into early winter.

H: 20 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Belamcanda chinensis 'Hello Yellow'

Copious amounts of bright yellow flowers, without the typical speckling of the species, stand above the Iris-like foliage in late summer to add color to the dog days of August.

H: 20 Inches  ·   S: 10 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Bergenia cordifolia 'Red Beauty'

Bergenia x 'Bressingham White'

Bergenia x 'Bressingham White' has white flowers in April and May over shiny green leaves which turn bronze in the fall. It is evergreen. Hybridized by Alan Bloom of England.

H: 15 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Bergenia x DRAGONFLY™ 'Sakura'

Clumping, shade-tolerant evergreen perennial with upright, hot pink flowers from March to May and thick, shiny foliage that turns to a deep purple black in winter. Deer and rabbit resistant.

H: 10 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Betula nigra Dura-Heat®

Dura-Heat® ('BNMTF') River Birch has lighter bark than Heritage® Birch, showing lovely whitish tan exfoliating bark at a young age. Since it hails from Georgia, its heat tolerance is excellent, with the result that its compact dark green leaves are retained all summer. The fall color is yellow, and its striking bark makes it a particularly welcome addition to the winter landscape. Like all River Birches, Dura-Heat® is very tolerant of wet sites and resistant to typical Birch diseases.

H: 40 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Betula nigra Heritage® PP4409

Heritage® ('Cully') Riverbirch is one of the best Birches for the Northeast, from extraordinary plantsman Earl Cully. Beautiful creamy exfoliating bark, disease and borer resistant, wet site tolerant, fast growth habit, we could go on and on...

H: 50 Feet  ·   S: 30 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Bignonia capreolata 'Dragon Lady'

Salmon red trumpet-shaped flowers on a background of neat leaves in early to mid summer. Foliage turns bronzy purple in fall and is semi-evergreen.

H: 20 Feet  ·   Zone: 4