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Lace Shrub - Crispa
This plant is also effective for erosion control on steep banks and slopes. The Lace Shrub is used best as a dense, shrubby ground cover, very low hedge or foundation plant. The leaf foliage and arching habit are the best ornamental features of this shrub. The Lace Shrub, 'Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa', features maple-like, deeply cut, bright green leaves, up to 3" long, that turn yellow and orange in autumn. The leaves are borne on arching branches which tend to weep downward and root at the tips, when soils are moist and organic. The red-purple to red-orange fall color is very attractive. Lace Shrub prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soil and it will flower in late spring. ... details
Indigo Bush-False Indigo Native from Connecticut to Minnesota, south to Louisiana and Florida. The False Indigo Bush, Amorpha fruticosa, is a somewhat leggy shrub, whose height can range from 6 to 20 feet tall,and 5 to 15 feet wide. Flowers are 1/3-inch wide, purple-blue with orange anthers, on 3- to 6-inch upright spikes. Needs pruning in late winter or early spring to keep shaped. This deciduous shrub does well in full sun and poor, sandy soil. Useful as a large shrub or small tree in areas where there is plenty of water available. Fragrant foliage has the compound pinnate leaves typical of the Pea family, often most bushy on the upper third of the shrub. Fruit is a warty, kidney shaped pod, persisting into winter. This bush attracts butterflies. |
