Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Fabaceae
Plant Description: A perennial shrub with leaves and stems covered in gray-white hairs. Produces small pea-like, dark violet-purple flowers up to 1/4 inch long, with orange anthers and having only one petal. Blooms in late summer and thrives in dry, poor soils and full sun.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Shrub - Hard Pruning
Plant Care: Shrub - Hard Pruning (woody multi-stemmed plants that lose their leaves every winter and look best on one year of new growth): Cut down all branches to the base of the plant every year in the late winter or early spring, leaving a few inches with buds to regrow. Monitor for pests, diseases, or other ailments on a regular basis.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 2-3' tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Nativar: No
Plant Select: Unknown
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Perimeter Plant
Evergreen: No
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Green, Silver-Green
Bloom Colors: Purple
Bloom Seasons: Late Summer
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Erosion Control: Yes
Ground Cover: No
Foodscape: No
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 6
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Tolerant: Yes
Garden Location:
-
Commercial Concepts
- South Property Line
-
Design Path
- Lots of Pots
-
Localscapes Path
- North Basin
- Paths and Pollinators
- South Basin
-
Neighborhood Landscapes
- Prudent Perennials
-
Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
