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Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae, widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions. Species are mostly shrubs, though some are small trees or herbaceous perennials, with pinnate leaves and small flowers in red, purple, pink, or brown hues that grow in leaf axils. The genus is renowned as a major source of the blue dye 'indigo' and has been used medicinally and as a food source in Africa for centuries.
Water: Medium · Height: 200 cm · Soil: Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils; prefers well-drained soil; suitable for mildly acid, neutral, and very acid soils
Baptisia
flowerA fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Indigo
Forsythia
shrubThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Indigo
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
vegetable
A fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Indigo
Gymnocladus dioicus
treeA fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Indigo
