Botanical Name:   Indigofera spicata

Common Names:   Trailing Indigo, Creeping Indigo

Plant type:   ground cover

Host for:   Host plant for Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak, and Zarucco Duskywing butterflies.

Zone:   not listed

Light:   Sun to partial shade

Size:   Up to 3" high

Water:   Average to low

Soil:   Will grow in almost any soil

Propagation:    Seed, layering, and cuttings

Bloom:   coral

Note:   Serves as a nectar plant for several species of butterflies.

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   7




Butterfly Attractant Scale:    0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.