Baptisia Chrysalis Mongolia serve as a nice background

serve as a nice background for the 10" stalks of bright yellow flowers that start in mid-April (NC)

After trying virtually all known species

(aka: Polypodium vulgare A1K-137) There are few fern introductions that excite us as much as our 2004 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of Polypodium vulgare

7" long x 2" wide

Clematis glaucophylla is similar to Clematis viorna with glaucous foliage and adorned from June until October with hundreds of pendent lavender bells

Baptisia Chrysalis Mongolia serve as a nice backgroundBaptisia 'Chrysalis' is a 2020 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a 2007 seedling that has impressed us and visitors alike. In mid May (NC), the new stalks emerge a dramatic dark dusky purple, eventually rising to 4' in height, before the 15" long flower stalks burst open with violet flowers. The parents of this cross include four North American native species, Baptisia alba, albescens, australis, and cinerea.