Indigofera 'Rose Carpet'

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Indigofera 'Rose Carpet'

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Kemper Code: A237

Common Name: indigo
Zone: 5 to 8
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Fabaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.5 to 1 foot
Spread: 1 to 4 feet
Bloom Time: June - July Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Rose
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates some shade. Also tolerates alkaline soils and some drought. Generally intolerant of the hot and humid summers of the deep South. Plants may suffer some tip damage or die to the ground in harsh winters, but should come back nicely. As with buddlejas, this plant may be grown in the manner of an herbaceous perennial in USDA Zones 5 and 6A by cutting back all stems close to the ground in late winter to early spring each year before new growth appears. Also may benefit from a similar hard pruning in warmer climates to maintain good form. Blooms on new growth.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

'Rose Carpet' is a dense, low-growing shrub or subshrub which typically grows 8-12" tall and spreads 2-4' wide. Features dense, axillary racemes of rose, pea-like flowers which bloom heavily in June and July and sometimes continue intermittently to September. Compound pinnate leaves (to 2 1/2" long), each with 7-11 oblong, downy, medium green leaflets. 'Rose Carpet' is sometimes listed as a cultivar of Indigofera pseudotinctoria. A separate species, Indigofera tinctoria, is the species that has been used for many years to produce indigo dyes.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Best as a shrubby ground cover. Slopes, open woodland areas, mixed borders or foundation plantings.