White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.

Pea family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Erynnis baptisiae, Papaipema baptisiae

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.