{"product_id":"wild-yellow-baptisia","title":"Wild Yellow Baptisia (Indigo)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWild Yellow Baptisia (Indigo)\u003cem\u003e or \u003c\/em\u003eBaptisia\u003cem\u003e tinctoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003eis a beautiful \u003cstrong\u003enative \u003c\/strong\u003eshrub in the SE United States. \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIt's soft foliage texture combined with a round and regular form give it a gentle, solid geometrical grounding, especially in wilder plantings. The blooms are small, yellow, and plentiful, like candy to bumblebees. Stems resist flopping even into winter and the foliage and tear-drop seed pods turn a bluish black. \u003c\/span\u003e This native plant will also attract birds to your garden. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail_display_attribute\"\u003eThis plant is also a larval host plant for a variety of butterflies including: Orange sulphur, Clouded Sulphur, Frosted Elfin, Eastern Tailed Blue, Hoary Edge, and Wild Indigo Duskywing, and is  beneficial to the threatened Persius dusky wing butterfly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eCare\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. Tolerates drought and poor soils. This plant is effective in the landscape when used for borders, cottage gardens, prairies, meadows and native plant gardens. Can also be effective in naturalized settings. It looks best as a specimen or in small groups in gardens. Best grown in zones 3-9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild Yellow Indigo \u003c\/span\u003eis a long-lived, hardy herbaceous perennial that forms a bushy, shrub-like mound about 3–4 feet tall and wide. It's a slow grower but it features blue-green foliage, deep taproots, and bright indigo-blue flower spikes in late spring, followed by decorative black seed pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eToxicity\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"\u003eGenerally considered safe for pets, but it can be considered midly toxic. The plant contains a milky sap that can cause skin irritation upon contact and mild gastrointestinal issues (vomiting, diarrhea, appetite loss) if eaten in large quantities. Highly regarded as deer resistant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRAIRIE MOON NURSERY","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon Liner","offer_id":50323899220207,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/4904\/6465\/files\/WildYellowBaptisia.jpg?v=1785945868","url":"https:\/\/amgardens.com\/products\/wild-yellow-baptisia","provider":"America's Gardens Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}