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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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