Baptisia alba-White Wild Indigo Size:BAPALB #1 Its roots can be used

Its roots can be used to make root beer and have been used medicinally for the treatment of a variety of ailments

The leaves grow smaller further up the plant

dropping to the ground when mature and providing food for songbirds

Spikenard is a woodland native with a commanding presence and large compound leaves that provide a lush and structured backdrop in a shady garden

Drought-tolerant and deer/rabbit resistant

Baptisia alba-White Wild Indigo Size:BAPALB #1 Its roots can be usedWhite Wild Indigo is a distinctive and adaptable plant that grows quickly in full or partial sun in all but the wettest soil conditions. Rising 4 feet on upright, woody stems, it has a shrub like form that contrasts nicely with surrounding herbaceous plants. Clusters of white flowers sprout from dark gray stalks that rise above dense but delicate bluish gray foliage. After pollination, seed pods form and often persist through the winter, turning black