Lindheimers indigo, Indigofera lindheimeriana, is a shrubby plant with a pink to salmon colored bloom. The pinnately compound leaves typical of the pea family are a grayish green and are soft to the touch. This shrubby native can grow from 2 to 6 feet in height and can be found along the gravel bars and flood plains of our Texas hill Country Rivers. It is a great riparian plant helping to add stability in these easily flooded areas. Lindheimers indigo is the larval food source of the Reakerts Blue, Grey Hairstreak, and Dogface Butterflies. bloom photo by Joe Marcus at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Lindheimer's Indigo
Indigofera lindheimeriana
- Item: #
- 3186
3 - 6 Ft Height
|Perennial
|Blooms May - Aug
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Moist Soil
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 3500 sq ft
Open Space:
5 LB per acre