4 feet tall
Full Sun to Partial Sun
Perennial in Zones 3-9
Blooms June to July
Medium-Wet to Dry Site
Approx. 20 seeds per pack, covers 10 ft²
White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) has beautiful, pea-like blossoms on long spikes that bring a showy pop to any garden space. Popular with pollinators, bumblebees and caterpillars of butterflies feed on nectar and the foliage. The new shoots can be mistaken for asparagus in the spring. Looks stunning around garden borders. Part of the legume family.
Growing Instructions:
Wet and cold stratification required. Mix seeds with moist substrate (vermiculite, perlite or moss) and place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 6-8 weeks. Sow seed at soil surface. Do not let seedling dry out while it is establishing.
OR
Sow directly outdoors in late fall to overwinter.