Baptisia tinctoria
Common name: Small Yellow Indigo
With a neat, bush-like growth habit, this plant typically grows as wide as it does tall. Its characteristics are a bit different than other Baptisia species. Both the leaves and flowers are much smaller, and instead of the tight clustered racemes, these flowers are sparsely arranged. Although there are fewer flowers per raceme, the abundance of the racemes make this plant very showy.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Forbs
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Summer
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils, Compacted/New Construction Soils
Habitat
Prairie Grasslands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump
Growth rate
Moderate
Flower color
Yellow
Fall color
None
Size
- Mature height
- 2 Feet
- Mature width
- 2 Feet
- Max height
- 3 Feet
- Max width
- 3 Feet
Additional information
Nitrogen fixer