General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Other: Bright medium green, turining golden-yellow in fall.
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Groundcover
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Indigo
  • Chinese Indigo

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2011-05-06
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 5/27/2013

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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