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Baptisia australis (32)
These are the plain old blue Baptisa grown from seed, the old fashioned way. As much as we love the fancy pants new weird colors of modern Baptisia, they are only grown from tissue culture and are protected by all sorts of patents and exclusive contracts and import restrictions so we can't grow them for you. But here's a secret. The best part about Baptisia isn't the flower. The flowers are fairly short lived and the season is fast. The foliage and seed pods on the other hand can be cut all summer and into autumn. It's not a perfect substitution for Eucalyptus, but it has a similar blue grey color and airy texture. They all look about the same after the flowers leave and the plain old species grows bigger faster.
Maybe someday we will have the full range of gourmet Baptisa for you, but for new, enjoy the tough as nails, vigorous, drought tolerant American native form in all of its tried and true glory.
About Tray Sizes (please read)
210 and 125 cell trays are full-sized trays, and three of these will fit in a shipping box.
50 cell trays are half-sized trays (unless otherwise noted) and two of these are the equivalent of one full sized tray. Six of these will fit in a shipping box. These trays are long and skinny. (Think hotdogs). There are not compatible with 25 cell half trays. Scoop scabiosa, veronica, solidago, gypsophila, hypericum, herbs, some tweedia, and others are grown in the 50 cell tray.
*Chrysanthemums are grown in the same 50 cell half tray as mentioned above, but due to their height, they take up twice as much space. So TWO half trays of mums takes up 2/3 of the box.
25 cell half trays are also half-sized trays, but they are short and square. (Think hamburgers). These are not compatible with 50 cell half trays. Limonium and astrantia are grown in this tray.
Gerberas are also grown in a 25 cell half tray, but are tall that the others, and FOUR of these half trays of gerberas fills a box.
18 and 32 cell trays are full sized trays specifically for our vernalized perennials. These have their own set of shipping rules (find details HERE) and cannot be combined with items grown in 210, 125, or 50 cell trays.
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