Note from the Author: New wild plant!
Common Name: Yellow False Indigo
Other Common Names: Yellow Wild Indigo, Green Wild Indigo, Bush Pea or Yellow Wisteria.
Botanical Family: Fabaceae (The Pea/Bean Family)
Botanical Latin Name: Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Prior Botanical Latin Names: None Known.
Description & Habitat:
Yellow False indigo is a native herbaceous perennial that can grow two to three feet tall with a spread of two to four feet. The foliage is a glaucous green color and each leaf petiole can have three leaflets that are roughly elliptical in shape. Some of the petioles may have a reddish tinge in color but the angled branching on this perennial puts its branching pattern under the alternate classification. The thing that makes Yellow False Indigo special is its flowers, which are a bright yellow color that stands out against the normally muted colors of the forest floor. Yellow False Indigo flowers open from the bottom of the flower stalk upward and the blooming time is mainly in spring roughly from Late March through to the end of May if not into early June, depending on how the weather behaves in a given year. Much like the more common cultivated blue False Indigo, Yellow False Indigo is a fairly tough plant that can handle drought and poor soil with ease once it is established. It is known to be hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9 and its native range includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Despite this it can be found in North Carolina wilderness most likely due to escaping cultivation. I found the photographed specimens along the trails on Fort Liberty.
Special Toxicity Note:
This plant is not edible and all parts contain toxic quinolizidine alkaloids.
When & What to Harvest:
Do not harvest this plant.
Related Plants:
Recipe:
As far as I can tell this plant is in no way edible, it is even noted to not be palatable to cattle.
Additional Information: (If applicable)
https://warcapps.usgs.gov/PlantID/Species/Details/3249
Where to get Seed or Bare Root Plants:
https://www.prairiemoon.com/baptisia-sphaerocarpa-large-yellow-wild-indigo
With all that garden goodness covered this is the part of the blog where I have to advertise for the Fayetteville City Market. Now I know you readers probably don’t much like advertisements, but my booth at the City Market helps to cover the costs of running the test garden and literally maintains the Research & Development budget that is used to bring you the information that has made up the backbone of this blog. In addition to being able to process card payments we now take CashApp payments so your payment options for my product have tripled. With that said; if you want to get some GMO-free, Organic fruit, herbs, flowers and perennials, come on down to the Fayetteville City Market on 325 Maxwell Street in downtown Fayetteville between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturdays. Even in bad weather the market goes on though you might have to look for me under the ‘arches’ of the Transportation Museum’s front entryway.
Fresh Foods
Peppers, Hybrid Lemon Drop
Figs**
Herbs
Basil, Sweet Genovese
Prickly Pear, Spineless
Sage, Common
Summer Plants
Calibrachoa, Caliburst
Coneflower, Pow Wow White
Dahlia, Figaro Mix
False Indigo
Madagascar Periwinkle, Tattoo Blueberry
Milkweed
Garden Supply
Live Mushroom Compost, 1 Gallon
Live Mushroom Compost, 3 Gallon
Plants Coming Soon:
Calendula
**Due to the current drought conditions, Figs of all types at the orchard are not ripening. This should change the moment we get real rain. Expect other fresh vegetables or fruits this week.
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With all of the updates, blog posts, community announcements and the main topic handled remember that Sustainable Neighbors of Fayetteville’s meetings are still going on! Our next (unofficial) meeting is July 11th at the Fayetteville City Market at 325 Franklin Street between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm, or at North South Brewing on the same day between 1:00 and 5:00pm.
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