Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’. 💛 These perennials always amaze me. They grow fresh from the ground every year and make it up to a fairly large size in time to produce these huge blooms by mid May. They are said to like soil pH skewing neutral to slightly acidic, but they handle our high pH, alkaline soil really well! That makes me love them even more. 🥰 | Garden Answer

Baptisia 'Twilite' at twilight, ft. an ambitious bumblebee ✨🐝 Bumblebees are able to pollinate a wide array of different flower types! There are long-tongued and short-tongued species, determining the type of flower that the bee will go to. Being a larger bee, they are strong enough to push their way into tight flowers, forcing the petals open to reach the nectar, and in turn will get some pollen on its body hairs that will potentially fertilize another flower of the same species. What pollinat

This is the first video in the series we call "Tony's Tips for Growing Perennials". In this video Tony is showcasing a dormant Baptisia and Sedum to illustrate the idea that roots matter more than the tops when it comes to perennials. This time of the year is akin to 11 p.m. on a Friday for many perennials, so they do look ... tired. But what we care about is the crowns and roots below as shown in the video. Join us tomorrow for more tips! #perennials #dormantplants #plantnursery | Plant Delight

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