False Indigo Bush [Amorpha fruticosa]
HEIGHT: 6'-12'
BLOOM TIME: May-Jun
SOIL MOISTURE: medium to wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full, partial
NOTES: Ecological workhorse: Fixes nitrogen in the soil. Provides nectar to numerous native bees and wasps. Larval host to 30 species of butterflies and moths including the Southern Dogface, Io moth, and several of the Underwing moths. Food source for game birds like the Northern Bobwhite Quail. Provides dense cover and nesting habitat for Red-winged Blackbirds. Forms thickets rapidly, holding stream banks together with its extensive fibrous root system.
Prefers moist soil and can handle occasional flooding. Would make an excellent “living fence.” Showy and fragrant flowers have deep purple clusters and gold stamens.
More about False Indigo Bush: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/amorpha-fruticosa/
HEIGHT: 6'-12'
BLOOM TIME: May-Jun
SOIL MOISTURE: medium to wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full, partial
NOTES: Ecological workhorse: Fixes nitrogen in the soil. Provides nectar to numerous native bees and wasps. Larval host to 30 species of butterflies and moths including the Southern Dogface, Io moth, and several of the Underwing moths. Food source for game birds like the Northern Bobwhite Quail. Provides dense cover and nesting habitat for Red-winged Blackbirds. Forms thickets rapidly, holding stream banks together with its extensive fibrous root system.
Prefers moist soil and can handle occasional flooding. Would make an excellent “living fence.” Showy and fragrant flowers have deep purple clusters and gold stamens.
More about False Indigo Bush: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/amorpha-fruticosa/
HEIGHT: 6'-12'
BLOOM TIME: May-Jun
SOIL MOISTURE: medium to wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full, partial
NOTES: Ecological workhorse: Fixes nitrogen in the soil. Provides nectar to numerous native bees and wasps. Larval host to 30 species of butterflies and moths including the Southern Dogface, Io moth, and several of the Underwing moths. Food source for game birds like the Northern Bobwhite Quail. Provides dense cover and nesting habitat for Red-winged Blackbirds. Forms thickets rapidly, holding stream banks together with its extensive fibrous root system.
Prefers moist soil and can handle occasional flooding. Would make an excellent “living fence.” Showy and fragrant flowers have deep purple clusters and gold stamens.
More about False Indigo Bush: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/amorpha-fruticosa/
Photo credit: stlmark, Nathan Aaron on iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/279338736