Baptisia Purple Reign Green Roofs bulbous sexual appendage (spadix) sits

bulbous sexual appendage (spadix) sits like a

while the falls (falling petals) are highlighted by a narrow central orange strip

Although Italian arum appears on a number of invasive species lists

are each bordered with a heavy white speckling that often finds its way into the center of the leaf

but paternity tests revealed it to be a selection of the Eurasian (Greece and Turkey) Amsonia orientalis

Baptisia Purple Reign Green Roofs bulbous sexual appendage (spadix) sitsBaptisia 'Purple Reign' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a superb 2013 seedling that forms a 4' tall x 4. 5' wide clump, composed of dense spikes of rich purple flowers, starting for us in late April (NC). We hope you like this prince of baptisias as much as we do.