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Leadplant or Downy Indigo Bush
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Leadplant
(Amorhpa canescens)

Code: AMCA Category: Flower Seeds Tags: Butterfly, Native Bees, Reclamation, U.S. Native, Wildlife

Leadplant is popular for reclamation and wildlife plantings. It is a shrub-like plant with silvery hairs and purple flower spikes at the ends of the branches. It is a nitrogen fixer that can thrive in poor soils and is quite drought tolerant. Butterflies and native bees are common visitors to its flowers. Seed usually has dormancy – cold stratify 60 days or sow in late fall.

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Scientific Name

Amorhpa canescens

Color(s)

Purple

Seed Type

Perennial

Sun

Full Sun

Moisture

Dry, Moderate

Height (in.)

24-40

Bloom Period

Summer

Seeds/lb.

277,000

oz./1000 sq. ft.

2

lbs./acre

5

USDA Hardiness Zone(s)

3-9


Leadplant (Amorhpa canescens)
  • Additional information

Additional Information

Scientific Name

Amorhpa canescens

Color(s)

Purple

Seed Type

Perennial

Sun

Full Sun

Moisture

Dry, Moderate

Height (in.)

24-40

Bloom Period

Summer

Seeds/lb.

277,000

oz./1000 sq. ft.

2

lbs./acre

5

USDA Hardiness Zone(s)

3-9


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