Baptisia australis

Blue Wild Indigo

Big clusters of indigo-blue, pea-like flowers bloom on graceful erect to arching stems in mid-spring to early summer. The flowers are followed by inflated blue-black pods which are useful in dried arrangements. The blue-green foliage is quite handsome. A beautiful addition to any border!

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Height
36 Inches

Spread
36-48 Inches

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Blue

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

Good Companions

Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida), Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Prairie Beard Tongue (Penstemon tubaeflorus)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

•

UPL

Season of Interest

•	Mid (May-June)

Soil Moisture

•

Average

Special Uses

•	Dried Flower

Sun Exposure

•

Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Osage Plains
•	Ozark Highlands