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Baptisia alba Baptisia alba
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Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria

Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia aberrans

Previously known as:

  • Baptisia australis var. aberrans
Phonetic Spelling
bap-TEE-zee-uh AB-ber-ranz
Description

Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo is an NC Endangered Species.

Habitat: Glades, barrens, and open woodlands over limestone (or other calcareous rocks) and diabase (or other mafic rocks), in areas that were formerly prairies, barrens, glades, or oak savannas.

 

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Form Milo Pyne CC BY-NC 4.0
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Flowers Suzanne Cadwell CC BY-NC 4.0
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Native habitat Alan Weakley CC BY-NC 4.0
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#full sun tolerant#drought tolerant#perennial#native perennial#tough plant#disease resistant#NC native#pest resistant#deer resistant#long lifespan#pollinator plant#poor soils tolerant#larval host plant#food source summer#food source herbage#food source nectar#food source pollen#dry soils tolerant#butterfly friendly#butterfly larvae#Piedmont Mountains FACU#Coastal FACU#partial shade tolerant#audubon#erosion tolerant
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Baptisia
    Species:
    aberrans
    Family:
    Fabaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Southeastern U.S.A.
    Wildlife Value:
    This is a larval host plant for butterflies like Wild Indigo Dustywing.
    Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
    Deer damage; tolerates drought, poor soils, dry soil, and erosion
    Dimensions:
    Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Native Plant
    Perennial
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Moist
    Occasionally Dry
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Color:
    Green
    Display/Harvest Time:
    Summer
    Fruit Description:
    Green fruits display from June to August.
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Blue
    Purple/Lavender
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Spring
    Flower Description:
    Lavender-blue flowers bloom from April to May.
  • Leaves:
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Leaf Type:
    Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
    Leaf Margin:
    Entire
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Theme:
    Butterfly Garden
    Drought Tolerant Garden
    Native Garden
    Pollinator Garden
    Attracts:
    Butterflies
    Pollinators
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Deer
    Diseases
    Drought
    Dry Soil
    Erosion
    Insect Pests
    Poor Soil