Cluster Leadplant

Amorpha herbacea

Cluster leadplant is a low Southeastern false indigo with frothy white-to-pale-purple flower spikes, a nitrogen-fixing, butterfly-hosting subshrub for dry, sandy ground.

Family: Fabaceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 2–4 ft
Spacing: 2–3 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: acidic
Bloom: May, June, July
Bloom colors: white, purple
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies, larval host
Landscape uses: foundation
Native states: FL, GA, NC, SC