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Indigofera

Indigofera
By Lou Paun
Indigofera - Elegant shrubs of medium or dwarf stature, so far as known with us, natives of China and Japan. Very little is known of their garden value, though occasionally seen as wall plants in mild districts. I.

Indigofera australis (Australian Indigo)
150 (250)cm, Australian Indigo is a multi branching, woody shrub with narrow feathered leaves and showy, terminal spikes of rich rose-purple flowers.

Indigofera articulata
(Añil De Senegal (Cuba))
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Indigofera kirilowii
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Indigofera
Description
Indigofera is native to China, Japan and Korea and has alternate, compound pinnate leaves that are typical of the Leguminacea family.

Indigofera kirilowii
Pendulant spikes of pink pea-like blooms are borne throughout summer on this spreading shrubby perennial. A tough medium height groundcover for shade.
Light: Light shade to morning sun.

Indigofera amblyantha
(Indigofera, Pinkflower, Chinese indigo) Be the first to rate this plant
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Indigofera decora ( Deciduous Shrub )
Indigofera dielsiana ( Upright Shrub )
Indigofera gerandiana ( Spreading Shrub ) ...

Anil-de-Pasto; indigo Indigofera suffruticosa
annual bastard cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
annual bluegrass Poa annua
annual fescue; foxtail fescue; red-tail fescue Vulpia myuros
apple of Peru Nicandra physalodes
apple, crabapple Malus sylvestris ...

let it put some energy into new growth, then apply an imazapyr herbicide (Arsenal® is one brand) in late summer, then come in a few weeks later and till the site and plant a competitive imazapyr-resistant cover crop such as hairy indigo (Indigofera ...

adaxial stamen is free - the reward is often nectar, the nectary lying between the filament tube and gynoecium, the nectary being quite variable in morphology (see also Vogel 1997 for nectar which is secreted in a variety of positions, Indigofera ...

Also often needs a similar hard pruning in warmer climates to maintain good form. Blooms on new growth. Very similar looking plant - Indigofera kirillowii.

It's fitting that much of the breeding work and plant selection has occurred in North Carolina, as blue false indigo was widely grown in Georgia and the Carolinas in the 18th century as a substitute for West Indian dyer's indigo (Indigofera ...

Blue false indigo(Baptisia australis) and yellow wild indigo(Baptisia tinctoria) were used to produce a blue dye by both Native Americans and settlers before the introduction of the better quality true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria).

Indigofera kirilowii (Chinese Indigo Bush)
Kennedya nigricans (Black Coral Pea)
Laburnum alpinum (Golden Chain Tree, Scotch Laburnum)
Laburnum anagyroides (Common Goldenchain Tree)
Laburnum watereri (Golden Chain Tree) ...

Indigofera 'Little Pinkie' (PDN 2008) (N)
Iris fulva 'Lois' (AR , L. Lowman 2008)
Iris japonica 'Wuhan Angel' (China , H. Jackson 2009) (N)
Iris tectorum 'China Blue' (PDN 2002) (N)
Iris verna var. verna 'Baby Blue Eyes' (C. Moretz 1999) ...