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plant | Amorpha canescens |
common_name | Leadplant |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jul 8th to Jul 30th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 46.00 |
beds | C Beds |
legend_id |
umid | 9 |
botanical_name | Amorpha canescens |
common_name | Leadplant |
plant_type | shrub |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 2 to 9 |
typical_height_ft | 2-3' |
typical_width_ft | 2-2.5' |
light_type | full sun |
details_on_light_needs | |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | |
soil_moisture | dry to moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Well-drained |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | moderate tolerance |
salt_tol | salt tolerant |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | Gray Green |
fall_color | brown |
bloom_time | August, July, June |
bloom_color | purple |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly, deer, erosion control, Mammal |
combines_well_with | Butterfly Milkweed, Sideoats Grama, Indian Grass, Showy Goldenrod, New England Aster, Sweet Black-eyed Susan |
notes | Deep taproot (7-20 feet, depending on soil); larval host plant; may need fencing where herbivore browse pressure is high. |
citation1 | https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/lead-plant |
citation2 | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/leadplantx.htm |
citation3 | https://www.americanmeadows.com/lead-plant-seeds |
citation4 | https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/plant/Amorpha-canescens-NGN |
citation5 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Amorpha-canascens |