Amorpha canescens Arkansas form Shade Perennials which opens before the foliage

which opens before the foliage unfurls

which turns out to be a hybrid of Tradescantia pallida x sillamontana

grass-like foliage that eventually makes a tight mat in even the worst garden conditions

As the older leaves mature

with long spikes of large spider-like flowers with long cherry-red spurs

Amorpha canescens Arkansas form Shade Perennials which opens before the foliageAmorpha canescens is a superb native plant that hails from Canada south to New Mexico, where it grows in dry rocky soils. Despite this rugged heritage, Amorpha canescens has been superb in our hot, humid garden where it forms a 3' tall x 3' wide deciduous shrub. The branches are adorned with small, 3" long, mimosa like leaves that emerge grey and age to green. Starting in late May (NC), the clumps are adorned with terminal clusters of bottlebrush like