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plant | Baptisia leucantha |
common_name | White Wild Indigo |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jun 1st to Jun 30th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 13.00 |
beds | B1, B2 |
legend_id |
umid | 23 |
botanical_name | Baptisia leucantha |
common_name | White Wild Indigo |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 9 |
typical_height_ft | 3-4' |
typical_width_ft | 2-3' |
light_type | full sun, Light Shade or Part sun |
details_on_light_needs | Tolerates shade, but may not bloom |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Sandy, poor soils |
soil_moisture | dry to moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Well-drained, non-acidic |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | salt tolerant |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | blue-green |
fall_color | brown |
bloom_time | June, May |
bloom_color | white |
fruit_type | Pod |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | architectural, seed head |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly, nitrogen-fixer |
combines_well_with | Walker’s Blue Catmint, Caradonna Sage, Bluestar, Rattlesnake Master, Black-eyed Susan, Goldenrod |
notes | clump-forming, large taproot & extensive root system; should not be disturbed once established. May not bloom for several years. |
citation1 | https://1x848d9mftq5g9wx3epiqa1d-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/w+AH7:AK7p-content/uploads/2016/06/Baptisia_Report-_web_version.pdf |
citation2 | https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280691&isprofile=0& |
citation3 | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ww_indigox.htm |
citation4 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Eryngium-yuccifolium |
citation5 |