Indigofera australis (Austral Indigo) Seeds

Austral Indigo (Indigofera australis) is a slender shrub of the Pea family, a superior plant with beautiful sprays of blue-green foliage and dark purplish stems. These are seen at their best in a mixed border in contrast with other greens in a display of foliage. 
 
Frost hardy and also stand some drought.  Its natural habit is upright, to 2 m high, with flexible stems tending to arch one way, but it can be trimmed lightly to make a strong and freely branched shrub.

Leaves are pinnate, openly spaced on the stems, around 10 cm long and velvety smooth to the touch. Their appearance is clean and fresh at all seasons, unblemished by pests and diseases, and their beautiful blue-green colour is most apparent during colder months.

Flower colour is unusual, ranging through soft purple hues, often pinkish and a change from other species flowering at the same time. The flowers are smooth, in short spires in the leaf axils, freely produced and showy, outlining the curves of the stems. They may open at any time from mid-September and may continue till November in a cool spring. After flowering the shrub is hung with shiny, bright-green pods ripening to produce squarish, hard seed. This is always plentiful and is the means by which young plants are raised.

 Pre-treatment by soaking in near boiling water and let sit for 12-24 hrs before planting will improve germination rates.

Approx 25 seeds

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