Indigofera. RHS Plants for Pollinators plants. Indigofera commonly called Indigo bush--bears small sweet pea-shaped rosy pink flowers on spikes.
It has been naturalized to tropical and temperate Asia as well as parts of Africa but its native habitat is unknown since it has been in cultivation worldwide for many centuries. This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. Linnaei composes the major portion of the diet.
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The Plant List includes a further 173 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus IndigoferaWe do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Indigofera tinctoria also called true indigo is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye. RHS Plants for Pollinators plants. Taxonomic notes on some Australian species of Indigofera Fabaceae.
