| Description | A sub shrub or shrub with large sprays of rose-pink flowers |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (in-di-GOF-er-ah)(kir-il-OW-ei) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerate of calcareous and dry soils |
| Temperature | will die back to the ground in colder winters |
| Flowers | sprays of 20-30, rose-pink pea like blossoms borne in 5 inch racemes |
| Leaves | green, alternate, pinnate compound leaf consisting of 7 to 11 rounded leaflets |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall by 3-4 foot spread |
| Native Site | Native to China, Korea and southern Japan. |
| Misc Facts | "Indigofera is derived from Latin indigo and -fer (bearing, carrying) components with reference to the blue dye that can be obtained from several of the species". #145 |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Micheal Dirr), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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