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Soil: Mesic,Dry
Sun: Full,Partial
Height: 1-3'
Color: Purple
Blooms: Jun-Aug
Flowers: The 1/8" flowers have only 1 petal, and 10 bright orange stamens. They bloom in tight spike-like clusters.
Leaves: The 2-4" leaves are covered with short white hairs. They are divided into 15-45 1/2" leaflets in a feather-like arrangement.
Suggested Uses:
Shrub, Butterflies, Bouquets, Sand
Interesting Facts
Medicinal Uses: Once used it to treat pinworms, rheumatism, and eczema.
Food Uses: Native Americans used the leaves for tea and tobacco.
More Info: The roots can grow over 10 feet deep. An individual plant can live for centuries. It is an indicator of a healthy prairie.
Name: The scientific name is from the Greek amorphos meaning "formless" or "deformed". According to some, it was called leadplant because it was so hard to plow, other say it was because it grew over lead deposits.
Other Names: Prairie Shoestring, Devil's Shoestrings, Buffalo-bellow plant
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Native Flowers
Trees & Shrubs