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Indigofera howellii

Indigofera howellii is a shrub in the pea family from south-central China, Tibet and northern Myanmar, grown mainly for its finely divided foliage and flower clusters. The cultivar 'Reginald Cory' holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit; it does best in a sunny, well-drained spot in a mild climate.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then only in long dry spells; let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions; protect from hard frost, roughly below -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (SW. Sichuan, W. Yunnan) to N. Myanmar
Climate
subtropical

About

Indigofera howellii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to south-central China, Tibet, and Myanmar. Its cultivar 'Reginald Cory' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The species is named in honour of Edward Butts Howell.

Other Indigofera plants

Pink Flowered Indigo · Natal indigo · Australian indigo · Indigofera cassioides · Indigofera cordifolia · Trailing indigo · Himalayan Indigo · Indigofera himalayensis · Roughhairy indigo · Kirilow's indigo · Narrowleaf Indigo · Indigofera pendula

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Indigofera howellii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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