
Northeast Pollinator Plants
Baptisia australis (Blue Wild Indigo)
$ 4.99
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We ship only to the New England and New York states. If you live near Fairfax, VT, consider buying at our farm, River Berry Farm.
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Shipping will be in the order received. Please check the Home Page for updated expected ship date. Free shipping for 13 or more plants.
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Plants are delivered in a biodegradable wood fiber pot, 2.75" diameter by 3.5" deep.
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Common Name: Blue Wild Indigo
Attracts: Bees
Use: Garden
Light: Full Sun to Part Sun
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9 USDA Zone Map
Soils: Dry to Moist
Flower Time: May-June
Flower Color: Purple
Height: 4.5' - 5.5'
Notes: Blue Wild Indigo is a garden beauty with long-lasting violet spikes with high value to pollinators. Cherokee used for blue dye. Some toxicity if ingested-tastes badly. Noted as deer-resistant by UVM.
Native to Northeast except ME, native to much of the Midwest: Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).