{"title":"Amorpha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe genus Amorpha contains 16 species of shrubs, all native to North America and all with a passing resemblance to \u003ca title=\"Indigofera\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/indigofera\"\u003eIndigofera\u003c\/a\u003e (Indigo). Amorpha is in the pea family (family Fabaceae) and like all legumes, species in this genus fix nitrogen and improve the soil around them. The name Amorpha is derived from the Greek for for \"deformed\" because the unusual flowers in this genus contain only 1 petal. The common name \"leadwort\" (which is also used for plumbago and ceratostigma) was assigned because of the belief that amorpha plants preferred to grow in soils containing lead ore.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmorpha shrubs grow from 2' to 20' tall and 4' to 40' wide in the wild but in the garden cultivated plants tend to not be as large. Amorpha is a prairie plant that is not picky about its growing conditions as long as the drainage is good. Once you've grown an amorpha, you'll find them easily recognizable with their characteristic orange and yellow bottlebrush-like flowers. When you're ready to buy amorpha for your perennial garden, check out our online offering of amorpha for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amorpha-canescens-arkansas-form","title":"Amorpha canescens Arkansas form","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmorpha canescens is a superb native plant that hails from Canada south to New Mexico, where it grows in dry rocky soils. Despite this rugged heritage, Amorpha canescens has been superb in our hot, humid garden where it forms a 3' tall x 3' wide deciduous shrub. The branches are adorned with small, 3\" long, mimosa-like leaves that emerge grey and age to green. Starting in late May (NC), the clumps are adorned with terminal clusters of bottlebrush-like flowers of purple with orange tips. Unlike many plants from desert climates, we haven't seen any ill effects from regular irrigation as long as the soil is well-drained. We can't imagine having a drought-tolerant garden without Amorpha canescens.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21029582853,"sku":"9810","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Amorpha-canescens-Arkansas-form.i-9810.s-62676.r-1_b0291334-587a-41cd-84cc-f9e6de427c27.jpg?v=1790688871"},{"product_id":"amorpha-georgiana-liberty","title":"Amorpha georgiana Liberty","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are pleased to share Amorpha georgiana, a very rare (G3 rarity rank) southeastern US native subshrub. Georgia leadplant makes an excellent garden specimen, endemic to only to a handful of moist, acidic, sandy, open woodland sites in the Coastal Plain region of NC, SC, and Georgia. Most extinct populations were lost due to habitat conversion to farming, forestry, and fire suppression. In the garden, it has thrived for us in heavily amended sandy loam in full sun, where it forms a 2' tall x 4' wide specimen. The woody branches are clothed with deciduous lacy foliage, and topped, starting for us in late April with terminal flower spikes of purple and gold. Most pollination is taken care of by native bees, wasps, and pearl crescent butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41907027705943,"sku":"18455","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Amorpha-georgiana-Liberty.i-18455.s-68151.r-1.jpg?v=1784215292"},{"product_id":"amorpha-confusa-brunswick","title":"Amorpha confusa Brunswick","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Amorpha georgiana var. confusa) Amorpha confusa is a very rare (G2\/G3) and little-known pine savannah endemic, native to only four counties in NC\/SC. Carolina leadplant forms a small 2' tall x 3' wide, open, woody deciduous shrub, clothed with legume-like foliage, and topped, starting in late June\/early July with spikes of dark blue violet flowers, highlighted by the bright orange pollen. Average to slightly moist, but well drained soils are best. The flowers are pollinated by an array of butterflies, bees, and beetles.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42504290435159,"sku":"17607","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Amorpha-confusa-Brunswick.i-17607.s-68479.r-1.jpg?v=1792157657"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Amorpha-x-notha-Half-back-1900x350.jpg?v=1680532867","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/amorpha.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}