Amorpha californica

Identification

Amorpha californica, California False Indigo Bush.
Amorpha californica, California False Indigo Bush flowers - grid24_3
Amorpha californica, False Indigo Bush
Amorpha californica, California False Indigo Bush grows to maybe 6 ft. tall. - grid24_3
Amorpha californica, California false indigo, is used by the California Dog-face Butterfly larvae, our State Butterfly.
An old photo of Amorpha californica, California False Indigo Bush in flower - grid24_3
Amorpha californica, in flower
Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush as it just finished flowering - grid24_3
The food plant or The California Dog-face butterfly larvae is Amorpha californica, California false Indigo Bush
Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush in the wild - grid24_3
Grows in clay soil, under Quercus agrifolia, Coast live oak, Amorpha californica, California False Indigo Bush
Amorpha californica growing in boulders between Big Bear and Lucrene, just above the desert. - grid24_3
Amorpha californica in a seasonal wash.

Description

California False Indigo Bush is a aromatic shrub to about six feet. This shrub in the pea family is native to central and southern California, where it prefers lightly filtered sun to nearly full shade. It commonly grows in the areas between Quercus agrifolia and Salix sp., sometimes mixed with Rhamnus californica or Toxicodendron diversilobum. In most of the state needs no water after established. This plant is the larval food plant for our California State butterfly, the California Dogface. This plant has small purple flowers on a 3" spike, is somewhat difficult in cultivation. Foliage has a VERY interesting smell, guava, pineapple, lavender and maybe a little pine.

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Characteristics

Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush tolerates sand.
Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush is great for a butterfly garden.
Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush's foliage color is lt-green and type is deciduous.
Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush's flower color is violet.

Communities

Communities for Amorpha californica California False Indigo Bush:Chaparral and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Amorpha californica

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 6 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 66.00 to 125.00

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