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INDIGOFERA hancockii

Clear pink flowers.

Deciduous
Mid-green leaves to 9cm (3½in) long, each composed of 9-19 elliptic to obovate leaflets
Height
3m (10ft)
Spread
3m (10ft)
Tall Shrub
Upright to spreading shrub with arching branches. Produces erect racemes to 12cm (4¾in) long of flowers to 1.5cm (½in) across, densely brown hairy outside
Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
Against a wall
Full sun

£16.50

Normally 3 - 5 days

Additional Features

	Pests & Diseases	Trouble free
	Place of origin	Southwestern China
	Resistant to honey fungus	These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.

Flower Shape

Racemes

Garden Location/Conditions

Border

Suitable for a shrub border

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Leaf form

Pinnate

(see photos above)

Leaf shape

	Elliptic	(see photos above)
	Obovate	(see photos above)

Pruning group

	Pruning group 1	Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs. Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework. When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
	Pruning group 4	Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect. Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework. When: Annually in early Spring. In areas with hard winters
	Pruning group 8	Suitable for: Wall trained shrubs and less vigorous climbers. Action: For climbers 'spur prune' by cutting back 3-4 buds of the permanent framework. For wall trained shrubs cut back flowered shoots to within 2-4 buds of permanent framework. When: Annually after flowers if on previous year's growth, or in late Winter or Spring if on current year's growth. If wall-trained