Baptisia Purple Smoke Scutellaria From June until frost

From June until frost

Along the scape are dozens of small pansy-like flowers of bright yellow

In extremely dry summer conditions

so is a great choice for the garden where deer pressure is a concern

Baptisia Purple Smoke Scutellaria From June until frostBaptisia 'Purple Smoke' is a 1996 introduction, selected by the late NC Botanical Garden curator Rob Gardner from seedlings at the garden. Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' is a cross of the North American native Baptisia minor var. aberrans (not Baptisia australis as is often printed) and a wandering Baptisia alba obviously, some unsafe plant sex had taken place. The result is an extremely vigorous, deer resistant baptisia with charcoal green stems (when