Harilik amorfa Amorpha fruticosa
Amorpha fruticosa
Segelbuske.
Falsk indigo. Nordamerika. Buske med parbladiga blad och attraktiva, blåvioletta klasblommor. Växer villigt på alla jordar. Har stort värde som dragväxt för pollinerande bin i trädgårdar. Höjd 3 m.

These hardy, deciduous shrubs are natives of North America and Mexico. They have feathery-looking, pinnate leaves and dense spikes of small, pea-like flowers that are ordinarily blue or violet. The flowers are borne at the ends of the shoots in July or August. Amorpha fruticosa (False Indigo) is a medium-sized to large shrub with slender racemes of purplish-blue flowers. Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant) has grayish foliage and purple flowers with yellow stamens.

Potting of amorpha

These shrubs can be grown in any well-drained soil in a sunny location. The previous years shoots should be trimmed back before new growth begins in the spring.

Propagation of amorpha

Seeds may be sown in the spring in sandy soil in a greenhouse or frame.

Eng.: Desert false indigo, bastard indigobush, bastard-indigo, false indigo, indigobush. Suom.: Sulkapensas. Sven.: Segelbuske. Bot. syn.: Amorpha angustifolia (Pursh), Amorpha bushii Rydb., Amorpha curtissii Rydb., Amorpha virgata Small.