- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 2 feet
- Project:
- Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- June, July
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Medium
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Bombus, Larval Host (Butterfly), Native Bees
- Counties:
- Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Winona
Notes/Description:
Plains Wild Indigo is a long lived perennial that gradually expands with each growing season. One of the earliest prairie species to bloom, its flowers are an important source of food for early-emerging bumblebees.