"Medicinal Use: The Omaha Indians powdered the dried leaves and blew them int...Read Moreo cuts and open wounds. The astringent property of the leaves encouraged scab formation. The Potawatomi Indians made a leaf tea to kill pinworms, various intestinal worms, and the liquid tea was used to cure eczema.--quote from WildOnes info.
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I started my plant 3 years ago (zone 4) from bare root. It is now about 16" x 12". As a native shrub plant it is visually interesting as...Read More well as low maintenance.
Native American Indians dried the leaves to use for tea. They drank it for enjoyment but it was also used to treat for pinworms and other...Read More intestinal worms. A powder from the dried leaves was blown into open sores to aid in healing and scab development.
i have observed lead plant growing wild in the mountains of northern New Mexico.. in Denver, with little supplemental water, it has been ...Read Moreslow to establish but in its third season, it finally came in to its own with a strong flowering.. textures of leaves & flowers are unusual and interesting
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | August 2001 | neutral
Lead plant is a Missouri native that typically occurs in open woodlands, glades and prairies. This pea/bean family member is a somewhat u...Read Morengainly, deciduous shrub growing 1-3' tall and featuring slender, dense, 4-8" spike-like clusters of tiny, bluish-purple flowers with gold anthers which bloom in May-June. Amorpha also features alternate, pinnately compound leaves with grayish green leaflets and densely hairy twigs. The genus Amorpha is often called false indigo because of its resemblance to plants of the genus Indigofera. Common name of lead plant refers to the once held belief that the plant was an indicator of the presence of lead in the ground
Native to central N. America from Ontario and Manitoba to Montana and south to LA, TX, and NM.
Unlike A. fruticosa, this ...Read More
Very hardy medicinal shrub. Easy to grow.
"Medicinal Use: The Omaha Indians powdered the dried leaves and blew them int...Read More
I started my plant 3 years ago (zone 4) from bare root. It is now about 16" x 12". As a native shrub plant it is visually interesting as...Read More
Lead Plant Amorpha canescens is native to Texas and other States.
Native American Indians dried the leaves to use for tea. They drank it for enjoyment but it was also used to treat for pinworms and other...Read More
i have observed lead plant growing wild in the mountains of northern New Mexico.. in Denver, with little supplemental water, it has been ...Read More
Lead plant is a Missouri native that typically occurs in open woodlands, glades and prairies. This pea/bean family member is a somewhat u...Read More