Baptisia australis

Common Name: Blue Wild Indigo

SKU: Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

Common Name: Blue Wild Indigo

SKU: Blue Wild Indigo
This Indigo has a neat, bushy growth habit and abundant racemes of indigo blue to purple very showy flowers.  Flowers are replaced with oblong seed pods characteristic of plants in this genus.  It is nitrogen fixing, drought tolerant and prefers slightly aci ...

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Plant Details

Plant Type
Forbs
Soil Type
Dry, Medium, Medium Dry
Light Exposure
Full Sun
Bloom Period
Spring
Urban Environment
Compacted/New Construction Soils, Harsh Exposure Tolerant, Road-side/Salt Tolerant
Habitat
Prairie Grasslands, Savannas
Growth Form
Colonizing/Spreading, Shrubby/Multi-stemmed/Low Branching
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Blue
Fall Color
Yellow
Size
Max height5 Feet Max width6 Feet
Sizing Options
1 Gallon, Flat of 18 (pints)
Additional information
Butterfly host plant, Nitrogen fixer