Wild indigo

Legume; Found on prairies, glades and open woodlands; Used by Indian tribes for dye and medicinal purposes. Seed pods make a great rattle

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is located in the Driftless Area, a 24,000 square mile area in southwest Wisconsin, northwest Illinois, northeast Iowa, and southwest Illinois that is untouched by glaciers. Native Plant Landscape Beds Our unique ecosystem is unlike any other in the world. To help raise awareness of our unique landscape, you will find landscape beds across campus planted in native plants that are pollinator-friendly. There are plant identification signs in several of…

Find Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) in Detroit Ann Arbor Dearborn Royal Oak Bloomfield Michigan MI at English Gardens (False Indigo)

Wild Indigo is is starting to bloom in the prairies. These tall spikes are the showiest of all the spring prairie wildflowers. Baptisia australis

Botanical Name of Wild Indigo: Baptisia tinctoria. Other Common Names: Broom-clover, Baptisia, indigo-weed, horsefly-weed, indigo-broom, shoofly, yellow indigo, American indigo, yellow broom, cloverbroom, rattlebush. Habitat: Wild indigo grows mainly along the Eastern Side of the United States – from Maine to Minnesota and all the way south to Florida, but typically no further than southeast of Louisiana. Plant Description: Wild indigo is a perennial plant that grows about 2 to 3 feet in…

A distinctive perennial with showy indigo-blue flowers carried on tapering spikes up to 1ft. long. They are held just above the dense, bushy mounds of soft blue-green foliage. The blooms appear from mid to late spring, followed by 2-3 in. long, black seed pods which remain attractive well into winter. They can be dried for use in arrangements.

baptisia tinctoria

Blue Indigo plant (Baptisia australis) blossoms are blue or purple and appear on tall flower spikes, blooms six weeks in spring early summer [DETAILS]

Wild-indigo Baptisia tinctoria , or yellow false indigo, horseflyweed, broom-clover, medicinal plant. Hand drawn botanical vector illustration. Download a free preview or high-quality Adobe Illustrator (ai), EPS, PDF, SVG vectors and high-res JPEG and PNG images.

False Blue Indigo is a native flower known for bright springtime blooms. They are also generous plants, fertilizing the plants around them. Find planting tips.