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Himalayan indigo. A medium-sized deciduous shrub, herbaceous in colder areas and then making up to 1.2m annual growth. Leaves pinnate with 13-21 small leaflets. Flowers 12mm, rosy-purple, in racemes to 12cm in length from early summer.
22 Απρ 2024 · Differentiate between indigo species for successful growth and care. People use the common name indigo to refer to a few plant species. Most of these species, including true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) and Guatemalan indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa), belong to the Indigofera genus.
Genus: Indigofera. Species: heterantha. Skill Level: Experienced. Exposure: Full sun. Hardiness: Hardy. Soil type: Well-drained/light. Height: 180cm. Spread: 180cm. Time to plant seeds:...
Indigofera — commonly called Indigo bush–bears small sweet pea-shaped rosy pink flowers on spikes. Indigofera has somewhat fernlike, bright green leaves. Indigofera kirilowii is often grown in gardens. It blooms over a long period in summer and is not fussy about soil or water.
Indigofera heterantha. Wall, ex Brandis (1874) Indigofera heterantha flowering on the south-facing terrace at Knightshayes Court, Devon, UK (September 2022). Image Jack Aldridge. A deciduous shrub with downy, slightly-ribbed branches.
It is a charming dwarf shrub, flowering freely in July and August, its shoots being mostly cut back to the ground in winter. It is not adapted for rough treatment, and should be given a front place in the shrubbery, or even a place in the rock garden.
Indigofera tinctoria, commonly called true indigo, is a deciduous spreading tropical shrub or subshrub of the pea family that typically grows to 2-3’ tall and as wide. As suggested by the common name, this shrub was the original source of the blue dye known as indigo.
