19+ Leadplant Amorpha Canescens

Amorpha canescens pursh leadplant subordinate taxa. Amorpha canescens commonly called called lead plant is a missouri native that typically occurs in open woodlands glades and prairies.

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Leadplant amorpha canescens

Spikes of iridescent purple flowers extend above the delicate silver gray foliage in the heat of midsummer. Leadplant is usually semi erect. Leadplant amorpha canescens is a small growing native shrub that brings a welcome splash of color to the mid summer garden covering itself with hundreds of butterfly attracting blue flowers held on upright flower spikes.

Or see all the amorpha thumbnails at the plants gallery. In partially shaded situations it will sprawl along the ground in the direction of greater lighter. This pea bean family member is a somewhat ungainly deciduous shrub growing 1 3 tall and featuring slender dense 4 8 spike like clusters of tiny bluish purple flowers with gold anthers which bloom in may june.

Species of genus amorpha are legumes. Prairie moon provides genus specific strains of this bacterium called inoculum for legume seed free of charge with the purchase of 1 oz. Stem and underside of leaflets covered with dense gray hairs.

Spikes of iridescent purple flowers extend above the delicate silver gray foliage in the heat of midsummer. Leadplant amorpha canescens exhibits a unique display of both foliage and flowers. A multi stem shrub that dies to the ground occasionally.

Leadplant amorpha canescens distinguishing characteristics. Flowers are tiny and massed in tight spikes. Or less of legume seed.

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