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Small specimen of Cream Wild Indigo in flower

Exposure

Partial Sun/Shade

Mature Height

1 - 3 Feet

USDA Hardiness Zones

3 - 8

Native To:

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Wisconsin

Soil Conditions

Moist, Well-Drained

Bloom Color

White

Bloom Season

April - June

Cream pea-type flowers in long spike-like clusters (up to 1 foot long); pods that change from green to medium gray.

Partial shade; moist, well drained soils.

Found in prairies and open woods. Has a taproot which makes transplanting difficult. Endangered in Michigan.

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