White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) is a striking perennial with charcoal-gray stems, blue-green leaves, and tall spikes of white, pea-like flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer. It grows quickly in the spring and can grow tall, making it a dominant plant in prairies and open woodlands. The plant is popular with pollinators, including bumblebees, and its foliage feeds various caterpillars. White Wild Indigo has a deep taproot and is long-lived, but young plants may take years to fully mature and flower. After frost, the plant turns black, adding contrast to the fall landscape, and its seeds are dispersed by wind as the plant dries and rolls across the land like a tumbleweed.