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Indigofera kirilowii
Also called Kirilow’s Indigo
Kirilow's indigo is a deciduous, suckering shrub, typically about 75 cm tall, grown mainly as an ornamental in temperate gardens. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and expect it to spread by suckers.
Indigofera kirilowii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern, central and northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Kyushu island of Japan. A deciduous, suckering shrub typically 75 cm (30 in) tall, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 7. The unimproved species and a white‑flowered "alba" selection are commercially available.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Indigofera kirilowii 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.
