Shrimp-pink pea flowers in racemes up to 4" long first appear at the end of June, but will continue to flower into October. This variety makes an erect, sparsley branched shrub up to 180cm (6ft) in height. Flower shoots emerge vertically from the leaf axils. Hairy pods follow the flowers. The leaf shoots are hairy when young and carry up to 11 mid-green, hairy, oval leaflets, each about 1" long.
This variety of Indigofera is said to be the most hardy and therefore to be the one considered for northern gardens, but they will not thrive in cold windy situations. If frost damages any growths through the winter, cut out any unsightly dead wood in late spring, but even if this is not done, new shoots will emerge in the spring. If hard pruned, this shrub will produce more flowering shoots.
As mentioned in Daily Telegraph on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, and is awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.
