Blue wild 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

If you're looking for a striking perennial that needs minimum care to produce maximum results, take a good look at Baptisia plants. Find out how to grow and care for false indigo flowers in this article.

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

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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…

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Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is native perennial herbaceous plant found throughout the eastern and central United States. It's a terrific landscape plant that is a larval host plant for several species of butterflies, including the Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) and the Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades). Its stunning blue-purple lupine-like flower clusters bloom in late spring to early summer. #nativeplants

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Baptisia australis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in leaf from May to October, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the…

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