The yellow flowers are pea-shaped (Baptisia is in the legume family) and will last three to four weeks. After flowers fade, pea pods up to 3 inches long form, holding numerous tiny black seeds.

The very showy flowers -- a patch in full bloom is visible from a few hundred feet away -- can be orange, pink, red, white or purple. The flowers only last a few days, but the seed pods are also ...

From the best angle to trim stems to the optimum water temperature for perkiness, we’ve done our research when it comes to keeping cut flowers alive. But the question remains: Which blooms ...

The idea of flowers fading from yellow to white might evoke complaint in some quarters. Why not plant pure yellows next to pure whites and be done with it? You will achieve the same effect without ...