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Indigofera heterantha

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Indigo bush prune back after the winter. The size after 10 years is 150 cm. The flower colour is rose red. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is July - September.

Common name : Indigo plant

Family : Fabaceae

© first picture : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : Trompenburg Arboretum Rotterdam, location picture : Cambridge, GB

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 5 : Marlien van der Linden, location picture : Tuin Joke Lijsouw, Biggekerke

© picture 6 : Marlien van der Linden, location picture : Tuin Joke Lijsouw, Biggekerke

© picture 7 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Tuin 't Hofje, Biggekerke

© picture 8 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden, Dorset

© picture 9 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Het Vlackeland, Nieuw en St. Joosland

© picture 10 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Bingerden
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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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 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
quantity per m2 : 2
flower colour : pink
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : compound leaves
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : may - june
hardiness : hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop