Amorpha herbacea
cluster-spike indigo-bush
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
3-4 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,lavender
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms spring-summer.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Can be used as a specimen plant in a sunny spot or as a moderately tall wildflower.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8B,9A,9B,10A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars
Larval host for silver spotted skipper ( Epargyreus clarus ) and southern dogface ( Zerene cesonia ) butterflies.
Attracts butterflies and pollinators, especially native bees.
Native Habitats:
Pine rocklands and in marl prairies (trasverse glades).
