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False Indigo Bush
Photo credit:
Аимаина хикари
False Indigo Bush
(
Amorpha fruticosa
)
Availability:
Anticipated for later in the season
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:
Map credit:
USDA Plants Database
Relevant Backyard Ecology Resources:
https://shannontrimboli.com/false-indigo-bush/
Plant Native Trees and Shrubs in the Late Fall
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