Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) at Wild Cherry Farm
Wild Indigo Duskywing at Wild Cherry Farm
Clouded Sulphur at Wild Cherry Farm
Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) at Wild Cherry Farm
Wild Indigo Duskywing at Wild Cherry Farm
Clouded Sulphur at Wild Cherry Farm

Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)

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Blue False Indigo (aka Blue Wild Indigo) is one of my favorite plants! It has great purplish-blue flowers which the bumble bees love to get into. It is the host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing and 17 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). Blue False Indigo is beneficial to the threatened Persius dusky wing (mnfi.anr.msu.edu) and possibly the Frosted Elfin (mnfi.anr.msu.edu). Give this plant some time and it will pay off with great flowers, unique long-lasting foliage, and some fall/winter interest with its large dark seed pods. I highly recommend this plant, even if there are some questions as to whether it is a true Michigan native or nearly native.

Photo credit: John Blair 2; Wild Indigo Duskywing, 3; Clouded Sulphur

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Blue False Indigo (aka Blue Wild Indigo) is one of my favorite plants! It has great purplish-blue flowers which the bumble bees love to get into. It is the host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing and 17 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). Blue False Indigo is beneficial to the threatened Persius dusky wing (mnfi.anr.msu.edu) and possibly the Frosted Elfin (mnfi.anr.msu.edu). Give this plant some time and it will pay off with great flowers, unique long-lasting foliage, and some fall/winter interest with its large dark seed pods. I highly recommend this plant, even if there are some questions as to whether it is a true Michigan native or nearly native.

Photo credit: John Blair 2; Wild Indigo Duskywing, 3; Clouded Sulphur

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial shade

Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-dry

Height: 4 feet

Plant Spacing: 2-3 feet

Bloom Time: May-July

Bloom Color: Purplish-blue

Advantages: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer Resistant, Great landscaping plant

Host Plant: Wild Indigo Duskywing, Clouded Sulphur, and 16 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

Beneficial for Endangered or Threatened Species: Possibly the Frosted Elfin (mnfi.anr.msu.edu), Persius dusky wing (Erynnis persius persius) (mnfi.anr.msu.edu)

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