Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria

Height: 2-3 ft
Spread: 2-3 ft
Bloom Time: April-August
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry, Very Dry
​Life Cycle: Perennial

A bushy-structured plant with yellow pea-like flowers, Yellow Wild Indigo grows 2-3 feet tall and has a deep root system. This long-lived perennial helps to fix nitrogen into the soil and prefers dry, well-drained conditions. It naturally occurs in clearings and open woods with nutrient-poor, acidic soils. Each flower is ½ inch long and is arranged in a loose spike at the end of the branches. Yellow Wild Indigo is the host plant for Silver Spotted Skippers, a butterfly that typically has 2 to 3 generations each year throughout its range. Deer Resistant.