Amorpha canescens
lead plant

Notes:

Silvery foliage, but not generally considered very ornamental.

Clay tolerance is debated (NCSU vs. USDA).

Sources: Sunset, Dirr, Missouri BG, NCSU, USDA.

Tags:

attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:mammals
coarse texture
compacted soil intolerant
deer sensitive
dense canopy
drought tolerant
exposure:full sun
form:multi-trunked
form:perennial (herbaceous)
form:shrub
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
persistence:deciduous
roots:deep
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:foundation
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:specimen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
weedy
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant


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