False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush
(Amorpha fruticosa)

Height:

• 6 to 10 feet

Bloom:

• May to June

Classification:

• Native
• Shrub

Sun:

• Full sun to part shade

Soil moisture:

• Medium to wet

Provides food for:

• Butterflies (flowers)
• Honey bees (flowers)
• Native bees (flowers)
• Caterpillars (flowers, foliage)
• Songbirds (caterpillars and other insects)

Notes:

• Note the genus for this species is Amorpha, not Baptisia. Wild blue indigo (Baptisia australis) is sometimes called false blue indigo, but is a native perennial, not a shrub.
• Can form a thicket, but often grows in an open, tree-like form.

Native Range:

Relevant Backyard Ecology Resources:

False Indigo Bush