Baptisia sphaerocarpa (Yellow Wild Indigo)

Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa) Height, Spread: 2-3 ft Water/Soil: Average-Dry, Well-Drained Light: Full Sun Bloom: Spring-summer, Yellow blooms Native Range: LA, TX, MS, OK, AR, MO Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Host Plant, Drought-tolerant, Deer-resistant Notes: Perennial wildflower commonly found in tallgrass prairies in south-central USA. Attractive to pollinators especially bumblebees, it is also a host plant for the Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) and several Skipper (Hesperiidae) and Sulfur (Pieridae) butterfly species. It has a deep taproot and likes to spread, so it is best used in a sunny open area like a prairie or meadow.