Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis )

** I’m a NA native, but technically not native to NY. I should be used in your garden and not in wild areas.

I'm bushy enough to use as a shrub border

I have beautiful Lupine-like blooms. 

My showy brown seedpods when dry make a sound when shaken and were once used by children as rattles.

Dried seed pods on the stems make nice additions to flower arrangements.