Be the first to grow these ten new plants—including Lunar Eclipse false indigo—just patented via the Chicagoland Grows, Inc. plant introduction program and on sale for the first time.
Purchase these new Baptisia and more online at Sooner Plant Farm and Bluestone Perennials.
Look for them at Chicago-area garden centers, said Jim Ault, Ph.D., who manages the program for the Chicago Botanic Garden. He’s proud of all of them, but two are special, said Ault, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Director of Ornamental Plant Research: Baptisia ‘Lunar Eclipse’, for its flowers that change from creamy white to deep violet as the plant ages, and Baptisia ‘Sunny Morning’, for its profusion of yellow flowers on dark charcoal stems.
Read more about these cultivars on the Chicagoland Grows website.
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Yes I have. I have several different kinds of baptista growing in my year, plus the spiderwart and others of the ones you have suggested. They are all spectacular,.
Thanks for the info on Baptisia ‘Lunar Eclipse’. Baptisia has become one of my all-time favorites in the garden!