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Wild White Indigo

White wild indigo flowers
Photo credit: Blue canoe

Wild White Indigo
(Baptisia alba)

Height:

  • 2 to 4 feet

Bloom:

  • May

Classification:

  • Native
  • Perennial

Sun:

  • Full sun

Soil moisture:

  • Dry to medium

Provides food for:

  • Butterflies (flowers)
  • Honey bees (flowers)
  • Native bees (flowers)
  • Caterpillars (foliage)
  • Songbirds (caterpillars and other insects)

Notes:

  • Each year will send up additional stalks.
  • May take 3-5 years to bloom.

Native Range:

USDA range map for white wild indigo
Map credit: USDA Plants Database