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Dwarf Wild Indigo: Amorpha nana

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dwarf wild indigo

Family: Leguminosae

Above:flower spikes, Below: espaliered on chainlink fence Use: berms, borders, prairie gardens
espaliered dwarf wild indigo

Plant: deciduous shrub to 4'

Origin: North American short grass plains and mountainsides from New Mexico to Saskatchewan

Zone
: 3 - 8

Flowers
: tiny, fragrant, purple flowers crowded onto spikes.

Foliage: pinnately compound leaves are small and hairy to reduce water loss.

Culture
: full sun in well drained, average to poor soil. Great with other prairie or rock garden plants that don't need much water. Protect from rabbits in winter.



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