Baptisia alba | False Indigo, White Wild Indigo | Flower
Baptisia alba belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Baptisia This Flower prefers Dry, well drained soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Baptisia alba does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Baptisia alba so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Baptisia alba false indigo,white wild indigo is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Baptisia alba can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40 Fahrenheit. White wild indigo (also known as false indigo) needs summer days with high heat. This plant does well in sandy soils. This species likes full sun. It needs soil that is dry, well drained. This plant is drought tolerant. This is a non-invasive variety.
Baptisia alba will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Baptisia alba is a perennial. Flowers: White wild indigo (locally known in some parts as false indigo) has pea-like flowers in single stout terminal racemes. Flowers begin in May and don't stop until July. The flowers are usually a white color.
Baptisia alba | False Indigo, White Wild Indigo is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: pea-like flowers in single stout terminal racemes
In the Northern Hemisphere Baptisia alba starts to bloom around 05,01 blooming stops about 07,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This whole plant is toxic. It is poisonous if ingested. Keep out of pastures and away from livestock grazing areas. It contains quinolizidine alkaloids causes diarrhea and loss of appetite in humans, and leads to death in livestock.
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
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"A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants of North America north of Mexico", Peterson Field Guides, Steven Foster and Roger Caras, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1994.
"A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants of North America north of Mexico", Peterson Field Guides, Steven Foster and Roger Caras, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1994.