Indigofera kirilowii
indigo bush
Notes:
Long bloom period; tip pruning helps extend it.
Odenwald/Turner suggest using as a groundcover underneath trees with surface roots, from which I've inferred the "root competition tolerant" tag. Odenwald/Turner and Dirr disagree on ideal exposure.
Sources: Sunset, Odenwald/Turner, Missouri BG, Dirr.
Tags:
clay tolerant
compacted soil intolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:perennial (herbaceous)
form:shrub
habit:arching
habit:mounding
habit:spreading/wide
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
rich soil required
root competition tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:foundation
use:groundcover
use:naturalizing
use:rock garden
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
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