• Image of Baptisia megacarpa taken at South Carolina Botanical Gdn, SC by JLBG
    South Carolina Botanical Gdn, SC by JLBG
  • Image of Baptisia megacarpa taken at Juniper Level Botanic Garden, Raleigh NC by Lidia Churakova
    Juniper Level Botanic Garden, Raleigh NC by Lidia Churakova
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Baptisia megacarpa

Large-fruited False Indigo

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Baptisia

Item #: 15686

Zones: 6b to 8b, guessing

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 48" tall

Culture: Sun

Origin: United States

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Baptisia megacarpa is one of the least-known and rarest of the false indigo species. This native to a small region of Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle, is usually found on semi-open floodplain ridges. In other words, it can tolerate both drought and flooding. Baptisia megacarpa has an arching habit to 4' tall x 6' wide, with sparse terminal clusters of pendant creamy flowers in late spring. Many seed-grown plants offered commercially under this name turned out to be mixed hybrids. Our plants are cutting grown, so you're sure to get the correct plant. As with all baptisias, bees are the primarily pollinator.