- Bloom time: June – August
- Bloom color: Purple
- Height: 1 – 3 feet
- Sun: Full, Partial
- Soil: Medium, Medium dry, Dry
Amorpha canescens
Caterpillar food for:
Io moth (Automeris io), Abbreviated Underwing (Catocala abbreviatella), Amorpha Flower Moth (Schinia lucens), Married Underwing (Catocala nuptialis), Solidago Root Moth (Grapholita eclipsana)
Attracts these pollinators:
Metallic Green Sweat Bee (Agapostemon subtilior), Cuckoo Bee
(Nomada), Small Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum (Dialictus))
More information: Minnesota Wildflowers
Photo credit: Jasper Shide, public domain