Baptisia plant named ‘Lunar Eclipse’

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Baptisia, ‘Lunar Eclipse’, that is characterized by its racemes of flowers that are light cream to light yellow in color at anthesis aging to a medium to dark violet-blue color, its flowers that are radially and uniformly dispersed around the racemes, its strongly vase-shaped, open habit with stems that are upright to slightly leaning, its mid to late bloom season; flowering for three weeks from late-May to mid-June in northern Illinois, its inflorescences that are borne above the foliage, and its lack of foliage on the bottom third of the plant exposing the lower stems.

It is claimed: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of  Baptisia  plant named ‘Lunar Eclipse’ as herein illustrated and described.