{"product_id":"cream-wild-indigo-baptisia-bracteata","title":"Cream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata)","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCream Wild Indigo is less commonly planted than Wisconsin's other native baptisia\/indigo species, but no less beautiful. A great importance to queen bumblebees as it's among one of the first prairie species to bloom in late spring, arching stems are lined with drooping clusters of creamy yellow flowers that dangle beneath the foliage. Its blue-green, clover-like leaves remain attractive throughout the entire growing season, while the inflated seed pods that follow add texture well into fall. Its dense, shrub-like appearance has wonderful grounding presence in a garden bed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCream Wild Indigo is remarkably tough. Its deep taproot allows it to thrive in dry, windy or rocky garden beds with little supplemental water once established. Like other members of the pea family, it also fixes nitrogen in the soil, enriching the surrounding garden while requiring very little maintenance. Because of its deep roots, it resents transplanting but rewards patience with decades of dependable growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Conditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight: Full sun to part shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil: Dry to medium; prefers well-drained sandy, rocky, or loamy soils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 2 feet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpread: 2–3 feet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZones: 4–8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom time: May through June\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWildlife Value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCream Wild Indigo is an important native legume that supports a variety of pollinators, especially long-tongued native bees and bumble bees that are strong enough to open its pea-like flowers. It also serves as a host plant for several butterflies and moths, including the Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae), whose caterpillars feed on Baptisia species. Like other native legumes, it contributes to healthy prairie ecosystems by enriching the soil with nitrogen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlooms Alongside:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prettywildnursery.com\/products\/prairie-smoke-geum-triflorum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eprairie smoke (Geum triflorum)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prettywildnursery.com\/products\/ohio-spiderwort-tradescantia-ohiensis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eOhio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prettywildnursery.com\/products\/lanceleaf-coreopsis-coreopsis-lanceolata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prettywildnursery.com\/products\/amethyst-shooting-star-dodecatheon-amethystinum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAmethyst Shooting Star (\u003cspan\u003edodecatheon amethystinum)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prettywildnursery.com\/products\/wild-geranium-geranium-maculatum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWild geranium (geranium maculatum)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Wild","offers":[{"title":"plug","offer_id":45765277745331,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/0633\/1827\/files\/Baptisia-bracteata-cream-wild-indigo.jpg?v=1786032323","url":"https:\/\/prettywildnursery.com\/products\/cream-wild-indigo-baptisia-bracteata","provider":"Pretty Wild","version":"1.0","type":"link"}