Baptisia Purple Smoke Scutellaria but what resulted is one

but what resulted is one helluva offspring

so is a great choice for the garden where deer pressure is a concern

overlaid on a green background

gold foliaged plants in the garden

From June until frost

Baptisia Purple Smoke Scutellaria but what resulted is oneBaptisia 'Purple Smoke' is a 1996 introduction, selected by the late NC Botanical Garden curator Rob Gardner from seedlings at the garden. Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' is a cross of the North American native Baptisia minor var. aberrans (not Baptisia australis as is often printed) and a wandering Baptisia alba obviously, some unsafe plant sex had taken place. The result is an extremely vigorous, deer resistant baptisia with charcoal green stems (when