What Is Yellow Wild Indigo?

It is a perennial member of the pea family. Yellow wild indigo is a lovely bush too. This plants have a very showy, bright yellow, lupine-flowers and they have striking, marble-shaped seed pots. When the yellow wild indigo is established they should not be disturbed, because they have an extensive root system. The yellow wild indigo is drought tolerant. Baptise is a good choice for the Southerns gardeners like me, because it will thrive in the hot South.

This plant is a native herbaceous perennial and it grows in zones 5 to 8. There are golden yellow in color and they grow to two to three feet tall. They like to be planted where they are in full sun to part shade. They bloom from April to June. Some of the cultivator are 'Screamin Yellow'. ' Homestead Purple', pink evening primrose, blue false indigo, and lance leaf coreopsis.

This yellow wild indigo can be propagate by cuttings, seed, or root division. Seeds can be difficult to start. The seeds need to be harvest in the fall, and this is when the pods are dry. The seeds are now remove and soak them in hot water overnight. This plant needs to always be planted in good starter soil and keep it moist.. The soil needs to be fair, be dry to medium, and it needs to be well-drained. It also will tolerates poor soils. As far as watering, they will tolerates dry soil and drought.

This plant is very attractive to anybody gardens. The green seedpods are attractive and this will add another dimension. to any body's garden. The pods will turn black in the late part of summer or early fall when the seeds are ripe.