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Independent photos by Nancy Shevel | Native plants include (top left) Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis); (lower left) Common Elderberry (Sambucus nigra canadensis); (bottom right) a Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius); and (top right) Pink Turtlehead (Chelone oblique).

A good way to bring color into your yard on a monthly basis is with native flowering shrubs. Blue Wild Indigo Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), which is a nicely formed medium shrub with blueish flowers that bloom in mid to late spring. It’s bushy structure complements summer bloomers with a background of attractive foliage. […]

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