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White False Indigo

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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
Baptisia leucantha

With blue-gray foliage, tall, white spike-like racemes and charcoal stems, wild white indigo stands out in the early summer landscape.

Credit: Barb Martin

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Pollinators

Bee
Bee

Light

Full Sun

Moisture

Wet/Medium
Medium
Dry
Medium/Dry

Bloom Color

White

Height

3 - 4 ft

Bloom Season

Summer
Sun: Full Sun
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: White
Wildlife: Bee

Notes

NOT IN USDA PLANTS Larval host plant for Clouded Sulphur Butterfly, Genista Broom moth and Black-spotted Prominent moth. Primarily pollinated by queen and worker bumblebees.

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University of Illinois Extension
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