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Amorpha fruticosa
False Indigo; Bastard Indigo

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DERIVATION
Amorpha From Gk. amorphos, shapeless, referring to the flowers.
fruticosa - Shrubby
FAMILY Fabaceae (Bean | Pea | Legume Family)  Other Plants in the Bean Pea Legume Family
HABIT Shrub
GROWTH FORM Upright
RANGE North America
LEAF TYPE Deciduous
FLOWERS Purple;blue;white (;rare;rare)
STEM COLOR Gray
HARDINESS USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SOIL Light, well-drained soil.
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun | Partial sun
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) False Indigo | Bastard Indigo
Location Map for Amorpha fruticosa (False Indigo; Bastard Indigo) - 4 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Amorpha fruticosa: More Locations
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Year Location
760394*1 1976 Gates Montane Garden
760394*3 1976 Plains Garden
760394*4 1976 Gates Montane Garden
080247*1 2008 Chatfield Carol Gossard Garden
No
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173028*1 2017 Seed
No
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190906*1 2019 Chatfield Riparian Path
No
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190906*2 2019 Chatfield Riparian Path
No
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201153*1 2020 Chatfield Riparian Path
No
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201153*2 2020 Chatfield Riparian Path
No
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212483*1 2021 Eastern Josephine
No
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222910*1 2022 Birds & Bees Walk

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Amorpha fruticosa has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Amorpha fruticosa has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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