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Amorpha fruticosa (Bastard indigo)
Other names: River locust, River forest, Shrubby false indigo, Amorpha angustifolia, Amorpha fragrans, Amorpha tenessensis, Amorpha croceolanata, Amorpha occidentalis, Amorpha virgata
A. fruticosa is vigorous, spreading, deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves divided into numerous oval or oblong, mid-green leaflets and, in summer, dense, upright racemes of dark purple flowers with orange anthers.
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5m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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