About False Indigo

False Indigo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 90 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of False Indigo

Want to know the properties of False Indigo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. False Indigo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. False Indigo Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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False Indigo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about False Indigo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. False Indigo physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Purple
Leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of False Indigo

Taking False Indigo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of False Indigo include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of False Indigo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of False Indigo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. False Indigo is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Blue False Indigo White False Indigo. This plant's habitat is gardens, Grassland and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.