General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Dwarf Indigobush
  • Dwarf Indigo Bush
  • Dwarf False Indigo
  • Fragrant False Indigo
  • Dwarf Wild Indigo

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Location: My garden
Date: May 24, 2009 8:34 AM
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-15
slow to show itself in spring, but when it does, it grows quickly

photo credit: Denis.prévôt
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MrsBinWY On May 15, 2022 Transplanted
On 5-15-2022, planted 2 in northwest front yard. 1 on southeast side of 'Banja Luka' tulips; 1 northwest of 'Banja Luka' tulips (2' or so away).
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