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Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Common Name:
Yellow wild indigo
Plant Type:
Deciduous perennial
Family:
Fabaceae (The Pea Family)
Geographic Origin:
Central United States
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
2-3 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Yellow
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

Baptisia are long-lived perennials from the central and eastern United States. This species makes erect stems to 2-3 feet high. Leaves are dark green, flower spikes are lined with bright yellow pea flowers that mature to ornamental rounded seed pods.