Lead Plant - Amorpha canescens
- Lead Plant features alternate, pinnately compound leaves with greyish-green leaflets and densely hairy twigs.
- This member of the bean family is a loosely formed deciduous shrub featuring slender, dense, 4-8" spikes of tiny bluish flowers with prominate gold anthers.
- Blooms May-June. Common name of lead plant refers to the once held belief that the plant was an incicator of the presence of lead in the ground.
- Good plant for naturalizing in a native wildflower garden or meadow.
Lead Plant - Amorpha canescens
Zone: 2-9
Spread: 2-2.5 ft.
Height: 2-3 ft.
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to average
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
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