Other common names
leadwort, North American wild tea
Synonyms
Amorpha brachycarpa
Shrubs
A deciduous, spreading shrub to around 100cm in height, producing hairy, grey-white shoots and feathery, grey-green aromatic leaves, 6-15cm long, made up of 10-20 pairs of overlapping, oval leaflets. Tall spikes of small, dark violet-purple to purple-blue flowers with orange anthers appear from late summer through to early autumn
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres