Blue Wild Indigo is a long-lived native prairie wildflower with striking blue-violet flowers in spring that resemble lupine. It develops large, inflated black seed pods that rattle in the wind in fall. The plant is a larval host for several specialist butterflies including the wild indigo duskywing and orange sulfur.
Best time to see a Blue Wild Indigo
The best time to see a Blue Wild Indigo is May–June, when about 67% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 5,971 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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