Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis Also known as Blue Wild Indigo, Wild Blue Indigo, Blue False Indigo. Baptisia australis is a lovely tall perennial plant that thrives in the rich woods, thickets, and along the gentle banks of streams in the eastern United States. Its stunning purple flowers, resembling lupines, bloom in beautiful upright clusters atop tall spikes, nestled above a mound of charming, clover-like bluish-green leaves. As spring unfolds, these flowers give way to fascinating seed pods that turn a striking charcoal black when they’re ripe, adding a delightful ornamental touch to your garden. Fun fact: children once used the blackened seed pods as rattles, and they’re now cherished for use in dried flower arrangements. This resilient plant is a joy to grow, thriving in well-drained soil under the warm embrace of full sun to partial shade. It’s drought-tolerant, too, flourishing even in poorer soils. As it matures, Baptisia australis forms lovely, slowly expanding clumps with robust root sy