Mazhar Botanic Garden

Amorpha fruticosa L.

False indigo-bush

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Amorpha
Species: fruticosa
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000680
English name: False indigo-bush
Arabic name: امورفا
Native: United States
Country: United States
(PGR): Common

Deciduous shrub grows 3-5 m tall leaves compound, odd pinnate, oval to elliptic, dull gray-green flowers purple in dense spike-shaped fruit small , resinous-dotted, 1-2 seeded pods

Ornamental shrub. fix nitrogen. insecticide. oil. Repellent and soil stabilization.

Amorpha angustifolia FEBoynton

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Texture: Medium loamy Sandy
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Poorly drained Somewhat poorly drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 4 : 9
pH range: 5.8-7.6 tolerates 5.0-8.5

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