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Blue Wild Indigo
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Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

Honeybees visit Blue Wild Indigo primarily for pollen, with some accessing nectar, though bumblebees are the primary pollinators due to the pea-like flower structure. Peak bloom occurs in May to June in most of its range, providing early summer forage. It has a deep taproot making it drought-tolerant but difficult to transplant, and it is deer-resistant with no invasive tendencies.

Nectarmedium
Pollenmedium
BloomMay–July
USDA zones3-10
TypePerennial
Sunfull
NativeEastern North America
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