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Fabaceae
Horseflyweed
Baptisia tinctoria
Also known as Baptisia tinctoria var. gibbesii, Sophora tinctoria, Baptisia tinctoria var. crebra, Shoofly
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Horseflyweed · Baptisia · Wild Indigo · Yellow Wild Indigo · Native Perennial · Pollinator Plant · Fabaceae · Drought Tolerant · Medicinal · Woodland Edge
Horseflyweed is a tough, long-lived native perennial that thrives in poor, well-draining soils with minimal care once established. It produces bright yellow pea-like flowers in summer and is highly attractive to native bees and butterflies. Avoid overwatering or rich soils, as this plant prefers lean, dry conditions similar to its native woodland edge habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.8–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 30 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, QuéBec, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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