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Indigofera amblyantha |
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| Common name |
pinkflower indigo |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial shrub (Z6-10) |
| Flowers |
pink-purple, late summer |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
full sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late November |
In my zone, this is a die-back shrub - it returns from the roots, or the bottom of its woody stalks, late every spring. It then grows rapidly into a nice bush with dense compound foliage, covered in flowers in summer, and tiny bean pods in fall.
I've started both this and I. heterantha from seed, and have somewhat lost track of which is which. According to my encyclopedia, amblyantha has 7-11 leaflets, whereas heterantha has as many as 21. Its foliage should be a brighter shade of green, its flowers somewhat smaller (1/4" instead of 1/2"). According to a gardening e-friend, the specimen at Chanticleer Garden blooms from spring to fall, but ours don't start till well into summer. For what it's worth, what I consider to be amblyantha has seed pods generally smaller in length and girth than heterantha. The latter bloomed in its first year from seed, tthe former did not.
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| | Dark purple pods ripen in late fall |
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| | As many as 25 leaflets on our main specimen, which casts some doubt on its identification |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Charlie Loflin | Sep 28, 2005 | I don't know much about Indigofera Amblyantha and have been trying to search for a full picture of the plant. I purchased one at the Home Depot because of its continuous bloom. It would be nice if you could put a picture of the whole tree. Thank you.
For me, this is a die-back shrub rather than a tree - but it still gets nice and big by the end of the season. I didn't have an opportunity to take a good overall photo this year, but I'll try to do so next season. |
| M Cyman | Jun 03, 2006 | I bought 2 of these. Had an addition put on the house so the gutters were removed over one. It nearly drowned! Now the leaves are sparce and it is almost bare....I moved it to a less wet location but don't know if I should cut it back or leave it alone......any ideas of how to salvage it? |
- Seed from '02 garden. Baggy 70-75F (8%G, 7-13d)
- Seed from '02 garden. Baggy 70F (30%G, 3-6d)
- Seed from '08 garden. Sandpapered, baggy 70F (25%G, 4d)
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