General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Scarify seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Yellow Wild indigo
  • Bush-pea
  • Bush pea
  • Yellow wisteria
  • Wild indigo
  • Upright wild indigo
  • Round-fruited Baptisia
  • Green wild indigo
  • Yellow False Indigo
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Baptisia sphaerocarpa
  • Synonym: Baptisia viridis

Photo Gallery
Location: Gardenfish garden 
Date: 2020-04-26
The color progression from bottom to top is beautiful
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: April 15, 2024
Wild yellow Indigo #261 nn; "Genus name Baptisia comes from the G
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: April 15, 2024
Wild yellow Indigo #261 nn; "Genus name Baptisia comes from the G
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: April 26, 2010
Bush-pea
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: May 16, 2010
Bush-pea seed pods. Will turn brown when mature.
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: June 19, 2010
Bush-pea mature seed pods.
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: April 20, 2010
Bush-pea bloom.
Uploaded by Horntoad
Uploaded by Horntoad
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-08-31
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-22

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic
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