Baptisia Species, False Indigo

Also Known As Plains Wild Indigo grows wild here. It is a very attractive low growing plant. Texas native. Apparently the roots can gr...Read Moreow to 6ft long.

Text states that the Pawnee Indians treated colic by rubbing a mixture of pulverized wild indigo seeds and bison fat on the abdomen.

False Indigo Baptisia bracteata is Native to Texas and other States.

This Missouri native features erect, branching stems of alternate, trifoliate leaves growing to 30" high with racemes of creamy white, pe...Read Morea-like flowers resembling lupines in shape. Flowers give way to blackish, showy seed pods which are attractive in dried flower arrangements. Found in the wild throughout Missouri in dry, open woods and prairies