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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 36 - 60 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Scarify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • White Wild Indigo
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Baptisia lactea var. obovata
  • Synonym: Baptisia pendula var. obovata

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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Oct 5, 2012 5:58 AM concerning plant:
    Sunlight Gardens: "As a summertime hedge or a group of plants toward the rear of the garden, White Wild Indigo is sure to be a show stopper. Spikes of rich white pea-like flowers rise above bluish-green foliage in early summer. The upper parts of the spikes and the bracts holding the flowers are charcoal gray, so the color combination is beautiful. This perennial needs full sun and average moisture conditions. It resents being disturbed so plant it where it can remain for years. Try using the flowers as fresh cut flowers for something really unusual."

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