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Baptisia sphaerocarpa (Yellow Wild Indigo)
Baptisia sphaerocarpa (Yellow Wild Indigo)
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Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)
Height, Spread: 2-3 ft
Water/Soil: Average-Dry, Well-Drained
Light: Full Sun
Bloom: Spring-summer, Yellow blooms
Native Range: LA, TX, MS, OK, AR, MO
Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Host Plant, Drought-tolerant, Deer-resistant
Notes: Perennial wildflower commonly found in tallgrass prairies in south-central USA. Attractive to pollinators especially bumblebees, it is also a host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) and several Skipper (Hesperiidae) and Sulfur (Pieridae) butterfly species. It has a deep taproot and likes to spread, so it is best used in a sunny open area like a prairie or meadow.
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