Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis (Herbaceous Perennial)

Blue Wild Indigo offers clusters of indigo-blue flowers followed by interesting blue-black pods. Foliage is blue-green and growth habit is shrub-like.

	Three-season interest
	Combines well with other border plants
	Graceful habit

Height 30-36 Inches

Spread 36-48 Inches

Growing & Maintenance Tips Easy to grow in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates drought and poor soils. Takes a few years to become established but is very long-lived. Borders, prairies, meadows and native plant gardens. Effective in naturalized settings. Best as a specimen or in small groups. Seed pods can be used in dried arrangements.

USDA Hardiness Zone 3 - 8

Great Companions

Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata )

Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida )

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis )

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa )

Prairie Beard Tongue (Penstemon tubaeflorus )

Characteristics & Attributes

Attracts Wildlife Songbirds	Attributes Native Focal Point Naturalizing Mass Planting Dried Flower	Exposure Sun	Season of Interest (Flowering) Summer
Soil Moisture Preference Dry Average