Leadplant

Amorpha canescens Pursh

Pea family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Spread

4.0 feet

Flower Color

Purple

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.5 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 20 – 45 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Catocala amestris, Catocala illecta, Catocala nuptialis, Dasylophia anguina, Schinia lucens

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.