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Indigofera australis
Australian indigo
Open spreading shrub with blue-green leaves and pea flowers from pink to mauve.Performs best in part-shade. Can be frost sensitive. Can self-seed. Be careful if
planting near bushland. Grow near microforest edge.
Indigenous people used crushed leaves and roots to stun and disable fish. Pink flowers
used for dye.
Reference: Ngunnawal Plant Use - a traditional Aboriginal plant use guide for the ACT region.
Bush food.
Uses: microforests, gardens, pollinator patches.
Category
Shrub
Ecosystem
Forest
Location
ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, QLD
Height
Width
2.5
1.5
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