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Baptisiaalba (Linnaeus) Ventenat. Thick-pod White Wild Indigo. Phen: May-Jul; Jun-Oct. Hab: Dry woodlands, pine flatwoods, roadsides. Dist: C. NC south to n. peninsular FL, west to AL and MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments:B. lactea is a western sibling, treated as either a species or a variety. In fruit, it is easily separated from B. albescens and most other Baptisia by its nearly spheroidal legume. B. alba and B. albescens have been nomenclaturally confused; Isely (1986a) corrects the application of the epithet ‘alba’.
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Height:2-3 ft.
plant sale text:This choice southeastern native perennial is attractive throughout the growing season. The young leaf and flower buds appear in spring on long, charcoal-grey asparagus-like stems. Its elegant snow-white flowers are very effective in the garden.
Throughout the spring and fall, White Wild Indigo is a shrub-like low mound of textured foliage. Once established, it is a beautiful, drought-tolerant and long-lived perennial.
