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Baptisia cinerea
Carolina Wild Indigo is a showy native perennial rarely used in gardens. Plants grow 12 to 18 in. tall and wide and produce showy, bright yellow flowers over several weeks in mid spring
Carolina Wild Indigo is an excellent choice for dry, sandy flowers beds, but will also grow in moist soil. This one was growing in a longleaf pine savannah at the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve near Windsor (Aiken County), SC.
This plant is also known as Sandhills Baptista. Carolina Wild Indigo is a larval host plant for the Wild Indigo Dusky Wing and the Frosted Elfin, and the flowers are pollinated by bumble bees.
Spotted on Apr 30, 2011
Submitted on Jan 26, 2013
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