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Amorpha fruticosa

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Summer flowering shrub sunny place. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is rose lilac. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is July - September.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

Common name : False indigo

Family : Fabaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

© picture 3 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Dreyen Wageningen

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Dreyen Wageningen

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 2 and 3 meter
width approx : between 1.5 and 2 meter
flower colour : purple
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : black
fruit / seed period : september - november
leaf shape : compound leaves
leaf size : between 20 and 25 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : flowers scented lightly
flowering period : june - august
hardiness : completely hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant