Dwarf Leadplant
Amorpha nana
Dwarf leadplant is a knee-high prairie false indigo with fragrant rose-purple flower spikes, a deep-rooted, nitrogen-fixing little shrub for dry prairies and rock gardens.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- CO, IA, KS, MN, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD
Related native plants
More Amorpha species
- False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
- Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
- Cluster Leadplant (Amorpha herbacea)