Indigofera Species, Chinese Indigo

A nice, easy to grow plant that survived last year's drought with no watering. The only maintenance I perform is one mowing in early spr...Read Moreing. The flowers are okay but nothing spectactular. The foliage always looks nice.

Almost all Indigofera spp. are somewhat invasive. I second the above statement to be careful with these plants.

Have been growing what I think is this plant in my NH garden for ten years. Has died back to the ground once or twice, but comes back wi...Read Moreth a vengeance. I actually think I like the plant better with the flowers on the new growth; although, it is not as big and bushy, as indicated above. Blooms just as the foxglove are getting done, here. Impossible to believe a plant this spectacular is hardy here. Never, ever, had an invasiveness problem; maybe the runners don't survive in this climate. T'would be interesting to know if there are any selections out there...

Atlanta, GA
You only need one of these! It will then produce all you could possibly want. It sends out runners with shallow roots ...Read Morewhich you can pull up and put somewhere else. I won't say it is invasive but you do have to pay attention or it will be. Very beautiful flowers all summer. I cut it back to the ground the first year after the winter die-back and then learned it will be bigger and bushier if you don't cut it back.