Baptisia australis
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
Year 2:
Excellent blue color (3); Foliage; Flower timing is good; Attractive, easy to grow.
Problems:
Year 1:
Year 2:
None; Vase life not great (don’t use STS); Not showy enough;
Trial Data
Year 1
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | - | - | - | - | - |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 5.0 | 33.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Grow’n Sell
320 Lower State Rd.
Chalfont, PA 18914
215-822-1276
FAX 215-997-1770
www.gro-n-sell.com
Comments:
Year 1:
Did not flower in the first year. All are alive; Never grew; Plants look great.
Year 2:
I love that one and cut both the flowers and the pods. I think this is the best plant we trialed. I have just planted 200 plants for the future; Only one of these guys made it. I’m not sure what happened as I have a huge one that I have been growing for several years and it has done well. Hopefully, the one that made it will do better this winter; two very small plants came back this year;