Re: Baptisa

That's the reason I don't want to carry it in our nursery, Gene. The pot
I bought for myself years ago was a jam-packed 2 gallon which gave a
nice show the first year. The B. Carolina Moonlight came from PDN so I
believe it may have been no larger than a quart. The others were already
in the Prairie before I became a MG.


I have been ordering somewhat large quantities of plants from Prairie
Nursery in WI the last couple of years only to find out just last year
that they have a wholesale division. I think you are already buying from
them Gene, but if not:

http://www.american-natives.com/
The interesting thing is that these large 4-5 inch pots cost less than
the little 2 inch pots I was getting and are well filled out. I notice
they carry 3 varieties of Baptisia.


I suppose if you want to carry them, I would consider them an investment of time.  

Kitty

-- "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com> wrote:
Kitty
    If I remember correctly it took me several years to bulk up any of the 
baptisa I have grown. I think I sat on the plugs of baptisa for one to two 
years before offering them in the nursery. Still another couple of years 
away from bloom at that. What size did you order for your prairie garden... 
72's?? 18's?? Stage 3 TC??
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message ----- 
> Gene,
> Baptisia australis was one of my first plants.  I loved watching it snake
> out of the ground in spring.  I liked it so much that when AHS asked 
> members
> to nominate plants for their 75th anniversary list, I wrote in and 
> suggested
> it.  They did include it on their "75 Great Plants" list and gave me a 
> copy
> of their brown book for nominating it.
>
> We have several Baptisias in our display garden.  We have both Purple 
> Smoke
> and Carolina Moonlight.  Our Prairie garden has a few varieties including 
> a
> white one, but it's not pendula - don't have my list with me.
>
> Kitty

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