A natural lover of the prairie and meadow, Yellow Wild Indigo has something for every season: it displays yellow stalks of flowers in spring, mounds of blue-green foliage in summer, and dark brown seed pods in autumn and winter. It’s a homebody plant that blooms where its planted and establishes roots well. That is to say, it's not a fan of being transplanted so find this charmer a perfect place in your yard and enjoy for years to come.

Conditions: Full sun; easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil; drought and adaptable once established  
Size: 2’-3’ tall, 2’-3’ wide  
Zone: 5 - 8 
Wildlife Value: Seed pods provide food for wildlife; larval host for Wild Indigo Duskywing butterfly and various skippers and sulfur butterflies; flowers support bumblebees  

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