Add a touch of wild beauty with False Indigo Bush, a low maintenance shrub with showy fragrant flowers and airy leaf texture. Renowned for its toughness and adaptability, False Indigo Bush boasts unique purple inflorescences that are covered in brilliant orange anthers in late spring and provide a valuable nectar and pollen source for pollinators. With its suckering habit, this shrub is perfect for thickets, erosion control, and windbreaks. Or, with proper pruning, it can have a place in more prominent garden beds like the Shrub Border at Stoneleigh.
Conditions: Full sun
Size: 4’ - 12’ tall, 6’ - 15’ wide
Zone: 4 - 9
Wildlife Value: Flowers attract bumblebees, small carpenter bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; larval host for several butterflies and moths, including Silver-spotted Skipper
Photo: Samantha Nestory