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Indigofera heterantha |
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| Common name |
indigo shrub |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub |
| Flowers |
purple |
| Size |
up to 6 ft |
| Seed ripens | late October |
Early summer-fall blooms. See the entry for I. amblyantha for distinguishing characteristics. Since the photo above right (of a specimen growing in a pot) shows a leaf with 21 leaflets, I figure this is really heterantha. The other photo shows how the leaves take on a glistening appearance when laden with dew in the morning sun. This specimen has been growing, for reasons I don't remember, in our vegetable garden, where the high-fertility conditions have spurred it to grow lusher than anywhere else.
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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
PlantLinks to other web pages about Indigofera heterantha
- Seed from '00 trade. Sandpapered, baggy 75F (50%G, 3d-6w)
- Seed from '07 garden. Sandpapered, baggy 70F (18%G, 6d)
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