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reseednursery@gmail.comPerennial • $6, 4-inch pot
| Height | 3 to 4 ft |
| Spacing | 3 ft |
| Sun Exposure | Full to Part Sun |
| Soil Moisture | Medium to Dry |
| Bloom Color | White |
| Bloom Time | May, June |
| Companion Plantings | Lanceleaf Tickseed, Fire Pink |
| Special Attributes |    |
Baptisia alba
The very show white flower spikes (racemes) of White Wild Indigo draw many pollinators but are a favorite of bumblebees. This plant is also a significant caterpillar host plant, including to the Io Moth, Clouded Sulphur, and Polyphemus Moth, among at least 15 others in the Southern Indiana/Louisville area. This plant can be slow to reach maturity while it develops its extensive root system, but anyone who has seen it in bloom can tell you the wait is well worth it. This extensive root system also helps it become very drought tolerant once established. This plant is poisonous to mammalian herbivores (including humans) and is avoided for that reason. Baptisia alba is in the Legume family (Fabaceae) and fixes nitrogen in the soil.
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