Baptisia bracteata - Plains wild indigo

Plains wild indigo (Baptisia bracteata) is a nitrogen-fixing perennial legume of cold semi-arid prairies, pastures, and sandy open woods across the central and eastern Great Plains, used medicinally.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹

Footnotes

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