Amorpha canescens Arkansas form Shade Perennials As the older leaves mature

As the older leaves mature

with long spikes of large spider-like flowers with long cherry-red spurs

spiny leaves (like the similar Epimedium ilicifolium) are quite narrow

and eventually named in honor of Wilmington NC pitcher plant lover

Amorpha canescens Arkansas form Shade Perennials As the older leaves matureAmorpha 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