Baptisia tinctoria
Origin: Eastern US
Improvement status: Wild
Seeds per packet: ~125
Germination tested: 1/2021: 88%
Life cycle: Herbaceous Perennial
A smaller Baptisia species, that sends up yellow blooms in midsummer, a little later than the other Wild Indigos. Compact, drought resistant, and a nice fit if you are growing several of these native legumes to extend your bloom period. Like most plants in this species, it is a host to the Wild Indigo Duskywing butterfly and the Clouded Sulfur butterfly. Traditionally the plant was used as medicine in a variety of ways for its antiseptic, immunostimulant properties and to treat lymph issues, a worthy candidate for the home apothecary garden.
2'hx3'w. Medium to Dry Soil. Full-Part Sun. Yellow bloom June-Aug.
Our seed was produced by Shooting Star Native Seeds in Spring Grove, MN.
Growing Tips: Cold Stratify 10 days, scarify. Or Fall seed.
