| Description | A deciduous shrub with purple flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (a-MOR-fa)(froo-tih-KOH-suh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates poor dry soils |
| Flowers | purplish blue with orange anthers |
| Fruit | resinous-dotted pods, 1-2 seeds |
| Leaves | alternate, pinnately compound, 13-33 leaflets, bright green |
| Dimensions | 6-20 feet tall by 5-15 spread |
| Native Site | Moist open woodland areas, floodplains, stream banks and swamp margins from central to eastern Canada south throughout much of the U. S. into northern Mexico. (#144) |
| Misc Facts | Name comes from the Greek word amorphos (without form) in reference to the single-petaled flowers. Specific epithet comes from the Latin word frutex meaning shrub in reference to its shrubby form. Plants contain indigo pigment, but in quantities too small for commercial use (hence the common name of false indigo). (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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