Baptisia australis deciduous with scale-like leaves

with scale-like leaves

This is an alpine cornflower with an intense blue with a  looser flower than its lowland cousin

it looks a bit bland here and at the top is a different one

NB NZ clematis are either male or female plants

It is slow growing and can be pruned to a multistemmed tree and maintained its retain a smaller height

Baptisia australis deciduous with scale-like leavesBlue wild indigo or blue false indigo. Looking like a blue lupin but with flower stems distributed throughout the plant, is in the pea family too and from America Used extensively by the new wave perennial movement in many beautiful gardens I visited in the Uk and Europe. Useful as a meadow plant. Tolerant shading as it is often found on woodland edges and stream margins, but best in the sun. It spreads by rhizomes so keep under control in a smaller