Wild Blue Indigo - Baptisia australis 
 
- Pea-shaped blue flowers resemble lupine
- Blooms in early summer, May - June, ranging from white to deep indigo
- Forms deep tap roots, making it drought tolerant once established
- Host plant of hoary edged and elfin winged butterfly, and black-spotted prominent moth
 
Baptisia australis or Wild Blue/Blue False Indigo is an upright perennial that is typically found in well-drained soils of dry to medium moisture content. Plant in full sun where it may reach 3 to 4’ in height. Flowers occur during the Spring months, with blue-purple lupine like flower clusters up to 12” long. This is an effective ornamental in a naturalized setting or plant in mass for a real eye catcher.