| Description | Yellow Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) is a hardy native perennial. Has a mounded form becoming covered with yellow flowers. Is a legume with nitrogen-fixing abilities. |
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| Pronunciation | (bap-TIS-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full, some shade, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Flowers | yellow to creamy yellow, pea-like, found on terminal racemes |
| Fruit | small pods, turn black, seeds rattle in pods when dry |
| Leaves | blue green, clover-like foliage, trifoliate |
| Roots | deep taproot |
| Dimensions | 2-3 by 2-3 feet |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Baptisia comes from the Greek word for dye and tinctoria comes from the Latin word for dye. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #152-Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, U. of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (wisplants.uwsp.edu/VascularPlants.html) |
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