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Fabaceae
California false indigo
Amorpha californica
Also known as Amorpha, Indigo bush, Desert false indigo
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California false indigo is a native California shrub best suited to well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade, and it requires little care once established. Water regularly during the first growing season to develop a strong root system, then reduce frequency as the plant adapts. It is an excellent choice for wildlife gardens and native plant landscapes throughout the American Southwest.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to moisten the root zone; allow soil to dry partially between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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