Indigofera Decora
Chinese Indigo
Indigofera can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs. They have pinnate leaves, and in Summer or Autumn short spikes of small pea-like flowers. Indigofera decora - or Chinese Indigo - is a bushy deciduous shrub, and moderately frost hardy. It may die back to ground level in Winter, but usually shoots again from the rootstock the following Spring). The spires of flowers are mauve-pink and pea-like, and appear from early Summer
Contributed by @nej
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Chinese Indigo
Latin name
Indigofera Decora
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
0.60 M
Indigofera Decora
Indigofera can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs. They have pinnate leaves, and in Summer or Autumn short spikes of small pea-like flowers. Indigofera decora - or Chinese Indigo - is a bushy deciduous shrub, and moderately frost hardy. It may die back to ground level in Winter, but usually shoots again from the rootstock the following Spring). The spires of flowers are mauve-pink and pea-like, and appear from early Summer
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Early Autumn
Short spikes of flowers appear through Summer into Autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in a sunny site in moist but free-draining soil, either in a border or on a bank or slope.
Propagating by semi-ripe cuttings
From Early Autumn TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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