Amorpha fruticosa, False Indigo Size:5 Gallon and most other chaparral species

and most other chaparral species

The lime bracts surround a large silver female cone that bloom in late spring and early summer on stems to three feet long

Plant with: Toyon

Teas made from the leaves are anti-fungal and anti-microbial

This species is mostly grown in pots

Amorpha fruticosa, False Indigo Size:5 Gallon and most other chaparral speciesFalse Indigo A fast growing evergreen shrub that grows up to twelve feet high and fifteen feet wide. Purple and yellow flowers bloom in spring and winter. Deciduous in winter. Plant with: California Wild Rose (Rosa californica). Other companions could include Meadow Rue (Thalictrum fendleri), Snowdrop Bush (Styrax officinalis), Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus), Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale),