AMORPHA fruticosa

False Indigo is a woody shrub that has deep lavender fragrant flower spikes with orange anthers in mid-summer. The plant is covered with finely textured compound foliage in summer taking on a coarse texture when dormant. Tolerates poor to well drained soils and seasonally standing water. Useful for erosion control in stream bank plantings or low areas where other shrubs drown out. Native to the eastern U.S.

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AMORPHA fruticosa – False Indigo

AMORPHA fruticosa – False Indigo is a woody shrub that has deep lavender fragrant flower spikes with orange anthers in mid-summer. The plant is covered with finely textured compound foliage in summer taking on a coarse texture when dormant. Tolerates poor to well drained soils and seasonally standing water. Useful for erosion control in stream bank plantings or low areas where other shrubs drown out. Native to the eastern U.S.

Full sun / Part shade

Height: 6-15′        Spread: 5-15′         Zone: 4