Indigofera amblyantha

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Read about Indigofera amblyantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Indigofera amblyantha, Craib. Upright shrub, 3-6 ft.: young branchlets angled, whitish from appressed hairs: lvs. petioled, 4-6 in. long; lfts. usually opposite, oval to elliptic-oblong, broadly cuneate at the base, rounded and mucronate at the apex, bright green above, glaucescent beneath, appressed-pubescent on both sides, ½ - 1 ½ in. long: fls. in axillary slender racemes with the peduncle 2 ½ -4 in. long, very numerous, pink, small, in. long; petals narrow, of nearly equal length; standard spatulate-obovate, upright, incurved at the apex; calyx appressed-pubescent; ovary densely whitish pubescent: pod linear, with both sutures thickened, pubescent, 1 1/2-2 in. long. July-Oct. Cent. China.— A handsome shrub with its numerous dense racemes of small pink flowers blooming all summer and autumn. Hardy at Arnold Arboretum. Prop, by cuttings, and by seeds which are freely produced. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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