False Indigo
Amorpha fruiticosa
A wonderful permaculture plant for planting guilds, Nitrogen fixer, and good ‘chop and drop’ plant for building fertility. Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Not a dye plant.
Water: Moderate to Wet/Moist
Hardiness: Frost Hardy
Habit: 3 to 6' tall shrub
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: Tolerant of many soils, including alkaline
Origin: North America
Additional Characteristics: Nitrogen Fixer
False Indigo