Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Indigo Bush
Scientific Name
Psorothamnus fremontii
Plant Type
Small Shrubs
Deciduous / Evergreen
Deciduous
Special Features
Has thorns
Blooms
Spring
Growth Habit
Mounding, irregular
Growth Rate
Moderate
Average Landscape Size
4' x 4'
Care Information
You probably won't be able to find this in any nursery. If it's already growing on your property, lucky you. This native is a springtime favorite of desert dwellers due to its deep indigo flowers. By July heat, the plant has typically dropped all of its leaves and gone dormant. We added a drip emitter to one growing at the garden to see if it would keep it from going dormant and it appears to have had minimal effect.
