Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Description

*Available in May

Also known as Blue False Indigo. Spends its first few years developing strong roots and blooms prolifically as it ages. One of the host plants for the Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae). Dried stems and seed pods make unique additions to flower arrangements.

*Rare in Maryland*

Sun: Full to partial

Soil: Medium-wet to medium

Plant height: Bushy, growing up to 4’

Duration: Perennial

Flowering period: May – July

Planting Season: Spring

Soil pH: 5.0-6.8