Baptisia australis #3Baptisia australis "Wild Blue Indigo" is a long lived, shrub like native that produces long spikes of indigo blue flowers above pleasing gray green foliage. Blooms are followed by attractive black seed pods. Flowers are good for cutting, and the seed pods work well in dried arrangements. Blooms: May July Light: full sun to part shade Soil: moist, well drained, organic garden soil Spacing: 36 48" Height at maturity: 36 48" Zones: 3 9 Images are used

this lovely unmounted male Morpho godartii didus hails from Peru and is famous for its metallic blue wings

or "Elkhorn Fern"

Miltoniopsis should be repotted every year as they are intolerant of stale conditions

Height at maturity: 2 - 5"

Spacing: 9'

Zones: 2 - 8

Orange red to purple fall color

Glazed ceramic

Ascelpias incarnata 'Cinderella' swamp milkweed is an easy care native cultivar with rosy-pink clusters of blooms

Makes an effective accent plant

turning brilliant shades of red in fall

Dieffenbachia 'Panther' has large green leaves marked with silver streaks and random lighter green speckles and spots