Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis
There’s a lot to love about blue wild indigo, but it’s got one quality that really sets it apart – it’s tough. If you have clay, if you have deer or rabbits, if you have dry soil, or if you’ve got all three, this is the plant for you. Once it establishes its long taproot, blue wild indigo is ready to handle anything – and look good doing it. With its beautiful, purple flowers in late spring and its interesting, blueish foliage, blue wild indigo stuns in the garden as a specimen or in a group. And come fall, the large black seed pods continue the show, either in the garden or in a dried flower arrangement. We told you there’s a lot to love.
Conditions: Full sun; dry to medium soil
Size: 3′ – 4′ tall
Zone: 3 – 9
Wildlife Value: Flowers attract pollinators, especially bumblebees; larval host for Wild Indigo Duskywing, Orange Sulphur, and other butterflies
