False Indigo Bush
(Amorpha fruticosa)
Availability:
- Currently available
Height:
- 6 to 10 feet
Bloom:
- May to June
Classification:
- Native
- Shrub
Sun:
- Full sun to part shade
Soil moisture:
- Medium to wet
Used by:
- Butterflies (flowers)
- Honey bees (flowers)
- Native bees (flowers)
- Caterpillars (flowers, foliage)
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:
