Indigofera heteranthera - Himalayan indigo
Family Fabaceae
Description:
About seven hundred species of Indigofera are native to warm parts of the world. Indigofera tinctoria is the commercial
source of indigo dye. They are mostly shrubs. Himalayan indigo is a suckering shrub
to about five feet tall with small, compound leaves and spikes of bright
magenta flowers. It flowers over a long period of time in the summer. It is one
of the cold hardiest species of indigo and one of the most widely
cultivated.
Location:
See this plant on the east side of building 39.
Size:
A suckering shrub to about five feet tall.
Care Instructions:
Light: full sun
Water: drought tolerant
Soil: a well-drained soil, no other special requirements
This is an uncommon landscape plant in northeast Florida. It grows well in a sunny, well-drained site.
