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Fabaceae
Bastard indigo-bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Also known as Amorpha fruticosa var. vulgaris, Monosemeion obliquatum, Amorpha fruticosa f. pendula, Amorpha sensitiva
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Deciduous · Fabaceae · Pollinator · Erosion Control · Rain Garden · Indigo · Wildlife Plant · Nitrogen Fixing · Riparian
Bastard indigo-bush is a fast-growing deciduous shrub that thrives in full sun to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of soils, including wet or disturbed sites. Once established, it requires minimal care and occasional pruning to maintain shape. It is an excellent native shrub for naturalized areas, rain gardens, or erosion control, and its purple flower spikes are highly attractive to pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry moderately between waterings · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 3a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 10 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Florida
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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