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leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Accent Plant, Drought Tolerant, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This plant has nitrogen fixing properties. It is an Important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.