Indigofera heterantha Check with George where hard frost cuts back

where hard frost cuts back the top

The plant grows fast and spreads steadily

is the whole argument for growing the plant

rounded leaves in the cool blue-green the species is known for

Indigofera heterantha Check with George where hard frost cuts backIndigofera heterantha, the Himalayan indigo, is a graceful deciduous shrub from the mountains of the western Himalaya, a nitrogen fixing legume grown for a long summer into fall run of rosy purple pea flowers over ferny foliage. Michael Dirr, in his Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, notes that the species has performed admirably in his Georgia trials, and the plant has earned a quiet following among Southern gardeners for toughness and length of