Baptisia australis Belamcanda These larvae can completely defoliate

These larvae can completely defoliate a plant within a couple of days

(aka: Kalimeris mongolica

but we've always doubted it was identified correctly

each clump is topped with attractive

Baptisia australis Belamcanda These larvae can completely defoliateBaptisia australis is an easy to grow, drought tolerant, deer resistant North American native that is always a perennial favorite (pardon the pun) for the border or the wild garden. A clump is composed of upright stems clothed with peanut like, trifoliate (three lobed), blue green, waxy foliage on a clump that can easily cover an area 4' wide. In early spring before the clump bulks up, the awesome blue lupine like flower racemes are held atop the