Nature Profile
Plants
Indigofera heterantha (Himalayan indigo)
Indigofera heterantha
This shrub in the pea family is native to Himalaya as well as Afghanistan and Tibet. It is suited to a wide range of soil conditions but prefers slightly moist, well-drained soil. Grows in full to part sun. Rose pink to lilac blooms appear in mid-summer and are followed in fall by dark purple seed pods. Foliage is blueish green and finely textured. Considered a cut back shrub as the foliage dies to the ground in winter and sends up new growth as temperatures warm in the spring. Useful in hot sunny locations.
[Photo: Indigofera_heterantha; Credit: user:Salvor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]
