Amorpha fruticosa

Common Name
False indigo-bush
Tall indigo-bush
Plant Form
Shrubs & Small Trees
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
15.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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Additional Info

Habitat: Alluvial shrub thickets, tidal marsh edges, impoundment shores, stream banks, sedimentary cliffs along Coastal Plain rivers, and other low, disturbed areas. Infrequent and scattered in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare in the mountains.

Wildlife Value: Flowers attract butterflies, nectar-bees, and other pollinator insects. It is a larval host for the California & southern dogfaces, Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Gray hairstreak, Hoary edge skipper. Foliage browsed by small mammals.

Flower Color
Blue
Gold/Yellow
Purple/lavender
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Bloom Month
April
May
June
Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry
Soil Texture
Clay
High organic matter
Loamy
Sandy
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
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