PlantsFlowers
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Low nitrogen-fixing prairie subshrub
ModerateFlowersAlso Shrubs & Vines
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Mature size
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Jul
- How it spreads
- Deep-rooted clump
- What to buy
- Container or balled-and-burlapped; bare-root in early spring.
- When to plant
- Early Apr–May after soil thaws and drains; Sep–mid Oct for container/B&B. Bare-root: early spring.
In the design
Leave some stems and seedheads through winter; divide or thin only when needed.
