Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' summer and avoid burying the crown

and avoid burying the crown too deeply

painterly mood

like Sedum

where its enchanting starry petals can be admired up close

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' summer and avoid burying the crownBaptisia 'Lemon Meringue' is a beautifully composed false indigo, bringing a refined play of colour and structure to the sunny border. Upright, dark stems rise with quiet confidence from neat clumps of blue green foliage, each leaf held in those pleasing sets of three that make Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' look tidy even before the flowers appear. In late spring to early summer, deep purple buds gather like ink drops before opening into soft yellow