Baptisia Sparkling Sapphires PP 27904 Alcea Alstroemeria 'Koice' easily endured -12

Alstroemeria 'Koice' easily endured -12 degrees F in western Michigan

We like to plant curcumas alongside spring bulbs for a continuous sequence of interest in the same spot

'Olive Branch' in the garden of Don Dean

then finish with a light peach blush

And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium taxonomists don't have a sense of humor

Baptisia Sparkling Sapphires PP 27904 Alcea Alstroemeria 'Koice' easily endured -12Baptisia 'Sparkling Sapphires' is a 2015 Hans Hansen creation that gives us a compact rich, dark blue flowering selection of the popular and durable redneck lupine. Baptisia 'Sparkling Sapphires' forms a 2. 5' tall x 3' wide deciduous, deer resistant clump, topped for us in late April with spikes of scrumptious dark blue flowers. Either wet or dry soils are fine as long as the plants receive all day sun.