Small Yellow Wild Indigo -- Baptisia tinctoria at Wild Cherry Farm
Small Yellow Wild Indigo -- Baptisia tinctoria at Wild Cherry Farm

Small Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)

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I love the Baptisia species, and Small Yellow Wild Indigo is no exception. Its yellow blooms show up later than the other Baptisias, so of course, you will need to collect them all. Small Yellow Wild Indigo is the host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing and 17 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). It 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.

Photo Credit: Fritz Flohr Reynolds

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I love the Baptisia species, and Small Yellow Wild Indigo is no exception. Its yellow blooms show up later than the other Baptisias, so of course, you will need to collect them all. Small Yellow Wild Indigo is the host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing and 17 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). It 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.

Photo Credit: Fritz Flohr Reynolds

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full-Partial shade

Soil Moisture: Medium – Dry

Height: 1-3 feet

Plant Spacing: 2-3 feet

Bloom Time: June-August

Bloom Color: Yellow to cream

Advantages: Caterpillar Favorite, Pollinator 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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