![Wild Blue Indigo - Baptisia australis 3](https://tnyards.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/170/2021/02/blue_indigo_flowers1.jpg)
Common Name: Wild Blue Indigo
Prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade, moderately wet to medium moisture level, most soils including rocky and clay, neutral to slightly alkaline pH. 3 ft. height, blooms spring to summer, blue flowers, will re-seed if planted under optimum conditions.
Germination Code: C(10), H, I
Native Region: Isolated counties in the Central Basin plus Scott, Hancock, and Hamilton counties
Striking and long-lived favorite perennial. Forms a large, bush-like plant at maturity. Over time plants develop a deep and extensive root system so it is best left undisturbed and not transplanted. May be grown from seed but takes several years to establish. Effective when used as a specimen plant or planted in groups. Attracts butterflies.
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![Wild Blue Indigo - Baptisia australis 2](https://tnyards.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/170/2021/02/blue_indigo_keith_horn.jpg)