Baptisia alba – White False Indigo (B&B.DR.DRG.H.NB.OP.RR)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Wild white indigo is a herbaceous perennial plant in the pea family (Fabaceae) native to eastern and central United States.

This large clump-forming long-lived plant will grow 2-6 feet and up to 4 feet wide. It does not transplant well due to deep roots so choose your sites well. It prefers full sun to light shade in acidic sandy or rocky soil but will tolerate clay soil. It may take young plants up to 3 years to produce flowers.

Use this plant in the back of the border, as a specimen, in a rain garden, a pollinator/native garden or in naturalized areas.

Host plant for Orange and Clouded Sulphur Butterfly and others. Utilized by Native Bees. Deer, Rabbit, and Drought Resistant!