The plant we named ourselves after! This unique shrub is also called river locust, bastard indigo and false indigo shrub, but we call it wild indigo shrub. It grows to be around ten feet wide and tall. The flowers bloom in early spring supporting pollinators with some of their first food of the season. Later the seeds are eaten by birds (not many) like the bobwhite quail. We love growing Wild Indigo for it’s ability to fix nitrogen and build healthy soil. It’s a favorite companion plant in the Garfield Community Farm food forest.
The plant we named ourselves after! This unique shrub is also called river locust, bastard indigo and false indigo shrub, but we call it wild indigo shrub. It grows to be around ten feet wide and tall. The flowers bloom in early spring supporting pollinators with some of their first food of the season. Later the seeds are eaten by birds (not many) like the bobwhite quail. We love growing Wild Indigo for it’s ability to fix nitrogen and build healthy soil. It’s a favorite companion plant in the Garfield Community Farm food forest.
