Authentic Wisconsin.  White Wild Indigo - Baptisia alba


False Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 8, 2019.

Above: White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/08/19).


White Wild Indigo - Baptisia lactea/Baptisia alba/Baptisia leucantha (bean family)

White Wild Indigo can grow from 3' to 6' tall. It is an multibranched perennial with bluish, three-part clover-like leaves. The showy spikes of white, pea-like flowers occur in erect spike-like racemes that can be up to 2 feet long. White Wild Indigo blooms from late May into June.

NOTE: Young shoots of the plant have been mistaken for asparagus. This plant is considered hazardous!

Other names include: Milky white indigo, large-leaved wild indigo

White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 8, 2019.

White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 8, 2019.

Above: White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way in Madison, Wisconsin on June 8, 2019.


For more information on White Wild Indigo, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about White Wild Indigo.

Or, visit the U.S. Forest Service website page about White Wild Indigo.

Or, visit the Wisconsin Pollinators about White Wild Indigo.

Or, read the USDA National Resources Conversation Service website about White Wild Indigo.


White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on May 31, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on May 31, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on May 31, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on May 31, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on May 31, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 2, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 8, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 8, 2020.
White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 8, 2020.
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 12, 2020
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 12, 2020.
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 12, 2020.
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020.
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020.
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum Curtis Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum Curtis Prairiei n Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum Curtis Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum Curtis Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023
White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum Curtis Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023

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White Wild Indigo
Baptisia lactea/Baptisia alba/Baptisia leucantha


White Wild Indigo in UW Madison Arboretum Visitor's Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 27, 2020


Above: White Wild Indigo Near UW Madison Arboretum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/7/22)


White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 17, 2019.

White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 17, 2019.

White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 17, 2019.

White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 17, 2019.

White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 17, 2019.


Above: White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way in Madison, Wisconsin. (5/30/19)


White Wild Indigo on bank of Retaining Pond on corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way on June 2, 2020.


Above: White Wild Indigo on the banks of the retaining pond on the corner of Nakoma Road and Manitou Way in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/02/20)


White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Nature Garden in Madison, Wisconsin on June 2, 2021.


Above: White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Nature Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/02/21)


White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Nature Garden in Madison, Wisconsin on June 3, 2021.


Above: White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Nature Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/03/21)


White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Nature Garden in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.


Above: White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Nature Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/19/21)


White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curris Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 30, 2023.


Above: White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curtis Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/30/23)


Bumble bee visiting White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curris Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023.

Bumble bee visiting White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curris Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023.

Bumble bee visiting White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curris Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023.

Bumble bee visiting White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curris Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023.

Bumble bee visiting White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curris Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 16, 2023.


Above: Bumble bee visiting White Wild Indigo in the UW Arboretum Curtis Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/16/23)



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