Indigo Bush | Amorpha fruticosa

A bush with green leaves and clusters of reddish-brown flower spikes, growing near a body of water.
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
The image displays a flowering plant with purple spikes and green leaves, likely a type of legume.
Photo Credit: Norbert Frank
The image features green leaves of a plant with a cluster of purple flowers, set against a dark background.
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
A bush with green leaves and clusters of reddish-brown flower spikes, growing near a body of water.
The image displays a flowering plant with purple spikes and green leaves, likely a type of legume.
The image features green leaves of a plant with a cluster of purple flowers, set against a dark background.

Deciduous; variable leaf shape although usually alternating pinnate. Scented, purplish blue flowers with orange anthers occur in upright spikes.

Plant Details

Habitat Notes Riparian areas, ditches and ocassionally open wet woods.
Mature Height 3-10’