Indigo Bush-False Indigo

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This bush attracts butterflies. The False Indigo Bush, Amorpha fruticosa, is a somewhat leggy shrub, whose height can range from 6 to 20 feet tall,and 5 to 15 feet wide. Native from Connecticut to Minnesota, south to Louisiana and Florida. This deciduous shrub does well in full sun and poor, sandy soil. Fragrant foliage has the compound pinnate leaves typical of the Pea family, often most bushy on the upper third of the shrub. Useful as a large shrub or small tree in areas where there is plenty of water available. Flowers are 1/3-inch wide, purple-blue with orange anthers, on 3- to 6-inch upright spikes. Needs pruning in late winter or early spring to keep shaped. Fruit is a warty, kidney shaped pod, persisting into winter. ... get more information

Sumac - Flameleaf Leaves have a winged axis and turn flame red to dark purple in the fall, hence the common name. It is a prolific sprouter after a fire. White-tailed deer also use it as a browse. When left alone it will often form thickets. Fruit matures in late summer remaining attached into winter and is eaten by many species of birds and white-tailed deer. It is widespread in open uplands along fence rows and in waste places. The Flameleaf Sumac, Rhus copallina, is a shrub or occasionally a small tree.