Indigofera congesta
Indigofera congesta
- Native to:
- Angola | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Indigofera
- Species:
- Indigofera congesta
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Warm stratification required — 30–60 days
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds benefit from scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) to break hard seed coat, then warm stratification.
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