This is a common medium sized shrub that really can do anything…..it can fill a dark boring corner, it can flower profusely, it can provide lots pf nectar rich flowers for bees and butterflies, it can grow extremely quickly and it can look amazing!
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Indigofera australis or Native Indigo is a common 2 metre shrub which grows naturally along the NSW and Victorian coastline and inland. It enjoys a little extra water in dry times to keep it looking luscious but apart from that is an easy care plant which establishes quickly in sun or shade.
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It has a delicate appearance with its slightly weeping habit and doesn’t mind a light prune now and then to maintain a dense shape.
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The flower colour can vary from pink through to purple and the leaves and stems can be used for natural dyes, and give a soft yellow colour.
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This shrub looks best planted as a backdrop mixed in with other similar sized shrubs, it can then be appreciated when it bursts into flower in Spring. I like to use it with other native species with larger contrasting leaves or mixed in with blue grey grasses.
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