Amorpha Fruticosa " False Indigo"

Amorpha Fruticosa " False Indigo"

Butterfly host plant for Silver Spotted Skipper ( Epargyreus Claurus)

Pot Size: 3 Gallon

Height: 1 to 2 feet

Facts about Amorpha Fruticosa:

Description: The pungent, compound leaves of this species reach about 6" long, with linear-oblong leaflets 3/8"-3/4" long. Spikes of yellow- anthered, dark purple flowers appear at the branch tips, each spike measuring up to 6" long.

Bloom Season: February- August

Habitat/ Range: Forest margins and stream banks of eastern Canada and the continental United States, south to northern Mexico and throughout mainland Florida.

Family: Fabaceae

Zones: 4 to 9

Height: 4 to 12 feet

Sun: Full sun 

Water: Medium to wet