Amorpha fruticosa 25/5 Restock and native or wildlife plantings

and native or wildlife plantings where subtlety is welcome

In mid spring the shrub comes alive with a glowing display

so that the plant earns a place long after the fragrance has faded

the kousa dogwood opens striking

The genus name joins the Greek odous

Amorpha fruticosa 25/5 Restock and native or wildlife plantingsAmorpha fruticosa, the false indigo bush, is the largest and most widespread of the native false indigos, a fast, open, deciduous shrub that carries long spires of tiny deep blue purple flowers, each lit with a single vivid orange anther, at the branch tips in late spring and early summer. From a suckering base rise arching stems six to twelve feet tall, clothed in soft, ferny, pinnate leaves that give off a clean, resinous scent when crushed. In full