White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Size: 1 & 3 Gallon Availability

Shrub
Max size: 5 tall x 4’ wide

Usually Moist, Moist to Dry, Very Dry
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sun/ Part Shade

Long, showy flowers, round foliage, and a deep taproot. Plant in the right location as this plant can’t be transplanted well. It is a legume, therefore a nitrogen fixer. Attracts bumblebees. Deer and rabbits browse the protein rich food. This plant is toxic to humans and livestock.

Larval host for wild indigo duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) and Zarucco duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) butterflies.