đż Native Plant of the Week: Blue Wild Indigoâ
(Baptisia australis, Zones 4â9)â
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Looking for a low-fuss perennial that brings major pollinator energy and looks great doing it? Meet blue wild indigo. Native to eastern and central North America, this bushy beauty grows 3â4 feet tall and bursts into spires of deep blue-purple flowers in early summer.â
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New plants may take a couple of years to settle inâbut itâs worth the wait.â
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Why we love it:â
⢠Supports native bees, butterflies, and even hummingbirdsâ
⢠A larval host for eastern tailed-blues and orange sulphursâ
⢠Fixes nitrogen in the soil (thanks, legumes)â
⢠Deer, rabbit, and insect resistantâ
⢠Those black seed pods? Chic fall bonusâ
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Design tip:â
Tuck it into a cottage garden alongside hollyhocks or foxgloves. It brings the same vertical dramaâjust with native cred. (Stake it if needed.)â
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đ Full sun, drought tolerant, and gloriously unbothered once established.â
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