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Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens) seed from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
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The silvery gray foliage and deep purple flower spikes add a striking contrast in prairie plantings & landscaped beds.
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Amorpha canescens
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Seed packet: $2.50
1/4 oz.: $5.50
1/2 oz.: $10.00
1 oz.: $18.20
1/4 lb. PLS: $60.20
1/2 lb. PLS: $109.50
1 pound PLS: $199.00
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Lead plant's silvery-gray foliage and deep purple flower spikes add a striking contrast in prairie plantings and landscaped beds. It is a nutritious, palatable plant for livestock and wildlife, and young plants may need protection from deer and rabbits if they're abundant. In the wild, lead plant is found on glades, prairies, and rocky open woods.
Bees, butterflies, beetles and other insects visit lead plant--it is definitely a pollinator favorite.
Lead plant can be used to make a yellowish colored tea. It has also been used medicinally in the past to treat a variety of ailments including intestinal worms, eczema, stomach pains, neuralgia, and rheumatism. Pustules on the plant contain a compound that can be used as an insecticide.
Bloom time: June
Uses: Ornamental, shrub, bees, butterflies, nitrogen fixer, medicinal
Height: 3 to 4 feet
Space: 2 to 3 feet
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Moisture: Dry to average
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Do these seeds need to be cold stratified? When is the best time to sow outside? Thanks!
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Brittany Rogers
- 1/26/2022
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Stratification can help, but scarification is more reliable. If the seed has been hulled, don't worry about scarification. See photos. If the hulls are still attached, remove them with sandpaper or pulse the seed in a blender and winnow it. Removing the hulls this way should scruff the seed sufficiently. Put the seed in a coffee cup and pour near-boiling water over it. Let it soak overnight. Drain the water off and sow. It should be ready to germinate when the temperature is right.
Otherwise, sow seed outdoors by January.
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I am not experienced, so very basic question - when can I plant the seeds in ground, cover with how much soil, and how many plants can I expect per 1/4 pound of seed?
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- 7/9/2023
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What would be a good companion plant and does this do well under trees?
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- 7/9/2023
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Some companion plants to consider are purple prairie clover, whorled milkweed, sideoats grama, pale purple coneflower, alumroot, little bluestem, lanceleaf coreopsis, Ohio spiderwort, and rattlesnake master.
Lead plant is not a forest species but can take a little shade as long as it gets at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.
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