Gopherweed

Baptisia lanceolata

Gopherweed is a bushy Southeastern wild indigo with bright yellow pea flowers over blue-green trifoliate leaves, a nitrogen-fixing, deer-resistant native for dry sandy soils and a host for sulphur butterflies.

Family: Fabaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1.5–3 ft
Spacing: 2–3 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: acidic
Bloom: April, May
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies, larval host
Landscape uses: border
Native states: AL, FL, GA, SC