Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis 'Caspian Blue' Fabaceae

Other names

False Indigo

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Houston and Grossman Ponds, Urban Tree Collection, Hillside Garden

Source of plant

Sunny Border Ohio, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Description

Plants reach 3' in height and produce spires of lupine-like intensely rich blue flowers, each with a contrasting white center.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4