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LEAD PLANT
Amorpha canescens
DESCRIPTION
SEED GERMINATION
LONGEVITY
SUN
MOISTURE
HEIGHT
BLOOM TIME
NATURE BENEFITS
Dark purple flower spikes with tiny orange stamens
10 days cold moist stratification; scarify
Perennial
Sun / Part shade
Dry / Medium
1-3 feet
Summer (June - August)
Excellent pollinator plant
Deer resistant (once established)
Host plant for Southern Dogface Butterfly
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